Kayleigh Kozak was 12 years old when her soccer coach sexually abused her for more than two years. He served just nine months in jail and was placed on lifetime probation. Nearly two decades later, Kayleigh was forced to confront her abuser again when he sought to end his probation early — potentially eliminating the protections that kept him from contacting her.
The judge denied his request, but the experience exposed a serious gap in the criminal justice system: a victim’s safety should not end simply because an offender’s sentence does.
