A former women's golf coach at the University of Northern Colorado was found guilty by a Weld County jury of inappropriately touching a college student in connection with a private golf lesson after he resigned from the school.

Benjamin Portie, 47, was convicted late last month on one count of unlawful sexual contact. The incident happened on Nov. 24, 2023, during a private golf lesson, prosecutors say.

Portie became the head coach of UNC's women's golf team during the 2017-2018 school year, but resigned in 2021. The victim in the case was a UNC student, but Portie was not employed by the school at the time of the incident.

During the lesson, Portie pressed up against the victim and touched her inappropriately multiple times, she told investigators.

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