By Jennifer Swift
Register Staff
NEW LONDON >> A former Ledyard High School teacher and short-term instructor at Southern Connecticut State University was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in prison, suspended after he serves two years, as part of a plea deal in which he admitted to having an illegal sexual relationship with a 17-year-old Ledyard student.
William Friskey must serve at least 9 months of the 2-year sentence and will then be placed on probation for 15 years. He will be placed on the sex offender registry for 10 years, according to a clerk at Superior Court in New London.

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By Jennifer Swift
Register Staff
NEW HAVEN >> A man accused of an illegal sexual relationship with a high school student was permitted to teach at Southern Connecticut State University for several weeks this fall before the university’s completion of a mandated background check flagged the allegations, records show.
The university must complete a background check on all employees, as per university and state policy, but documents show William Friskey was allowed to teach before his screenings were completed. The information, contained in memos and emails, was obtained through a Freedom of Information request submitted by the New Haven Register.
The emails and memos show that even after a department head was told Friskey was not allowed in a classroom before the background check was completed, he was allowed to continue teaching.

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