A pretrial conference scheduled for former Compton basketball coach Russell Otis was postponed Tuesday.
Otis was found guilty of one count of misdemeanor child molestation on Nov. 3 in connection with the 46-year-old coach propositioning a 16-year-old boy who played on the national title winning Dominguez High School basketball team lead by Otis.
The jury deadlocked 10-to-2 in favor of guilt on a felony count of child molestation and the jury acquitted Otis on all counts related to forgery and fraud allegations that he deposited thousands of dollars donated from Nike to the Compton Unified School District into his personal bank account.
Otis' attorney, Leonard Levine, said there were a number of problems with the case that will be raised in Otis' appeal.
Attorneys on both sides were scheduled to meet Tuesday to discuss whether the DA's office will re-file on the one felony count that resulted in dead-lock and to discuss the status of Otis' appeal and his sentencing.
They will instead meet Wednesday in Dept. 10 of the Compton Superior Court.
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