Ex-Mead coach sentenced to 82 years-to-life for abusing players
Published on January 08, 2026
GREELEY, Colo. (Weld County D.A.) – A former Mead High School girls’ basketball coach will spend at least the next eight decades behind bars after a Weld County jury convicted him of multiple sex-related charges involving female athletes.
Following a three-week long trial, 33-year-old George Sagner was found guilty in August of last year of the following charges: three counts of sexual assault on a child by a person in a position of trust as part of a pattern of abuse; one count of sexual assault on a child by a person in a position of trust involving a victim under 15 as part of a pattern of abuse; one count of sexual assault on a child – pattern of abuse; one additional count of sexual assault on a child by a person in a position of trust; and two counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
On Tuesday, Weld County District Court Judge Anita Crowther sentenced Sagner to 82 years-to-life in the Colorado Department of Corrections.
The case began with a Safe2Tell tip in 2021 alleging that the defendant had an inappropriate relationship with one of his players.
The investigation revealed that Sagner had sexual relationships with at least three of his players during the past decade, one of which lasted more than two years.
The defendant also sometimes provided the victims with alcohol and marijuana before sexually assaulting them.
“George Sagner spent years posing as a trusted coach and mentor in our community, betraying parents’ trust by abusing their children. It began with one courageous woman who spoke out, inspiring others to come forward and create a powerful movement of survivors,” Chief Deputy District Attorney Arynn Clark said. “Weld County delivered justice with a conviction and sentence that make it clear: anyone who harms a child in our community will face lifelong consequences.”
This investigation was a collaborative effort between the Mead Police Department, the Weld County Sheriff’s Office, the Longmont Police Department, and both the Boulder County and Weld County District Attorney’s Offices.
In addition to Chief Deputy District Attorney Arynn Clark, Deputy District Attorney Raja Salaymeh also prosecuted this case.