A second person has pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge in relation to the civil lawsuit that was brought against the school and four coaches by Mason Mecklenburg.

Pleading Wednesday in Kingfisher County District Court was Justin Mecklenburg.

The father of Mason Mecklenburg, Justin Mecklenburg was charged Oct. 17, 2023, with failure to report child abuse or neglect.

The court accepted his plea of no contest, but deferred sentencing until Sept. 6 and placed Mecklenburg on probation. If he successfully completes the terms and conditions of his probation, his charge will be dismissed.

Dana Golbek faced the same charge and entered a plea of no contest on Jan. 3 and received the same sentence.

Those charges were initially handed down by then-District Attorney Mike Fields, who has since retired.

They came after an investigation by the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, which began after allegations were brought about by Mason Mecklenburg in his lawsuit.

Filed in late July 2021, it alleged a culture of hazing and abuse within the KHS football program, detailing multiple alleged incidents.

Also named in the lawsuit were head football coach Jeff Myers, assistant Derek Patterson and former assistants Micah Nall and Blake Eaton.

Mecklenburg and Golbek were accused of not properly reporting the incidents of alleged abuse to the proper authorities once they became aware.

Charged the same day as Golbek and Mecklenburg were Myers and Nall. Myers faces a charge of felony child neglect while Nall was handed felony child abuse and perjury charges.

Those charges are still pending and the next court appearance for both is April 2.

The school district eventually settled the civil suit for $5 million.

As part of that settlement, the district agreed to not allow Myers to coach in Kingfisher again.

He remains on paid administrative leave.

The Oklahoma State Board of Education recently voted to begin the process of revoking the teacher certificates of both Myers and Nall. That process includes presenting evidence to a hearing officer, who will make a recommendation to the state board.