A former coroner pleaded guilty morning to sex charges.
A Woodford County judge sentenced Steve Ward 360 days in jail as part of a plea deal.
In exchange for his guilty plea, prosecutor agreed to drop a sodomy charge to sexual misconduct, which is a misdemeanor. The other five charges were also dismissed.
Ward will serve his sentence in the Woodford County Jail.
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