Parents in Cache Valley deserve the truth. At the Utah State University Homecoming Parade, I saw Jeena “Bauni” Nilson on the Altius Gymnastics float, smiling and helping children. Nilson, of Logan, is a convicted child sex offender. In 2002, she pleaded guilty to two felony counts of sexual abuse after exploiting and sexually abusing a 12-year-old boy she coached in gymnastics.

Nilson used her position as a trusted coach to prey on a child she was supposed to protect. She was sentenced to one to fifteen years in prison, fined, and ordered to pay for the victim’s counseling. Reports show she served more than four years and was removed from a treatment program for refusing to take responsibility. At her parole hearing, officials said she minimized what she had done.

Despite this, Nilson is

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