Former Craig High School coach sentenced for secretly recording students

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Brian E. Kitzman listens as victim statements are read aloud during his sentencing hearing inside the Rock County Courthouse on Wednesday, May 22. Kitzman was arrested on May 5, 2023, when it was discovered he had used a GoPro to videotape female students in a locker room within Joseph A. Craig High School in Janesville. Kitzman was sentenced to 19 years of confinement and 19 years of extended supervision.
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JANESVILLE �� Two female victims sat side-by-side, holding hands and supporting each other, as they took turns Wednesday speaking in Rock County Circuit Court about the impact of their former Craig High School coach�셲 actions.

The coach, Brian Kitzman, was being sentenced Wednesday on charges of secretly recording them and other female students while the girls changed in the school�셲 locker room.

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Brian E. Kitzman enters the courtroom for his sentencing hearing at the Rock County Courthouse on Wednesday, May 22. Kitzman was arrested on May 5, 2023, when it was discovered he had used a GoPro to videotape female students in a locker room within Joseph A. Craig High School in Janesville. Kitzman was sentenced to 19 years of confinement and 19 years of extended supervision.
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Brian E. Kitzman reads a statement for the court during his sentencing hearing inside the Rock County Courthouse on Wednesday, May 22. Kitzman was arrested on May 5, 2023, when it was discovered he had used a GoPro to videotape female students in a locker room within Joseph A. Craig High School in Janesville. Kitzman was sentenced to 19 years of confinement and 19 years of extended supervision.
Anthony Wahl/Special to the Gaze

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Defense attorney Chris Van Wagner speaks on behalf of his client Brian E. Kitzman during a sentencing hearing inside the Rock County Courthouse on Wednesday, May 22. Kitzman was arrested on May 5, 2023, when it was discovered he had used a GoPro to videotape female students in a locker room within Joseph A. Craig High School in Janesville. Kitzman was sentenced to 19 years of confinement and 19 years of extended supervision.

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Rock County Judge Ashley Morse speaks following closing statements during a sentencing hearing for Brian E. Kitzman inside the Rock County Courthouse on Wednesday, May 22.

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Brian E. Kitzman speaks with his attorney Chris Van Wagner after the conclusion of his sentencing hearing inside the Rock County Courthouse on Wednesday, May 22. Kitzman was arrested on May 5, 2023, when it was discovered he had used a GoPro to videotape female students in a locker room within Joseph A. Craig High School in Janesville. Kitzman was sentenced to 19 years of confinement and 19 years of extended supervision.
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