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The court affirmed the trial court's judgment that the school district had no duty to provide a legal defense to the employee (former basketball coach) in a civil action brought by two former students alleging sexual abuse, as the employee was not acting in good faith or within the scope of employment.
CIVIL - PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT - PROVISION OF DEFENSE AT PUBLIC EXPENSE - R.C. 2744.07(A)(1) following amendment to this statute, in order for a political subdivision to be required to provide a defense for its employee, the trial court must determine that the employee's act occurred while he was acting both in good faith and not manifestly outside the scope of his employment the pleadings themselves no longer provide an alternative basis on which to require a subdivision to provide its employee with a defense appellate court held the trial court's finding that the girls basketball coach's sexual activity with two of his students could not reasonably be considered to be in the scope of his employment was supported by competent, credible evidence.
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