Son of judge faces charge of statutory rape

FALLON -- The son of a Fallon judge has been charged with statutory rape on allegations that he had sex with an intoxicated, underage girl at a party held by a former high school softball coach.

Jeffery Michael Lister, 18, was charged Tuesday in a criminal complaint filed by the state attorney general's office.

Lister is the son of Michael Lister, a Fallon Municipal Court judge.

The charge was filed the same day Tami Peel, former girls softball coach at Churchill County High School, pleaded guilty to one count of child endangerment, a gross misdemeanor.

Peel, 38, earlier pleaded guilty to five charges of contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

She could face a year in jail when sentenced Jan. 27.

Authorities said she took a group of children 14 and 15 years old to a store where she bought malt liquor drinks for a Jan. 18 party at her house. Witnesses said Peel also collected money and bought three cases of beer for the party.

Peel told parents the party was going to be a sleepover.

A girl, 15, said she was assaulted by several boys at the party while she was intoxicated.