Maryland track coach busted for relationship with athlete

two sides to every story wrote:

I do not know this guy at all and he may very well be a creep and a scumbag. Obviously he gave into temptation and crossed the line. However, what disturbs me is some of the comments under the newspaper article that reflect how quickly everyone is to judge. What seems to get overlooked so often is how much high school girls throw themselves on coaches (and teachers, for that matter). I am in my 30's now and am very thankful to have survived my 20's as a single, young coach without any accusations. Many high school coaches socialize with each other and talk a lot. This is always a common topic of conversation. Most male coaches I know who coach high school girls spend their careers living in fear of accusations or incidents.

I would encourage any of you to go to a high school cross country practice with a team of girls coached by a young, attractive male. You will be absolutely appalled at the way the girls throw themselves at him. Everything from the way they dress, the way they posture themselves, the flirting, asking for help stretching in a way that requires the coach to touch them, etc... It's absolutely scary. I know some coaches who are scared to death to even give their cell phone number out to their team for fear of what might get texted to them.

It's unfortunate that there are some coaches that fall victim to the temptation, of which there are plenty of opportunities to go around. Other coaches value their careers enough to steer clear of temptation, but believe me it is tough when it's right in your face and the girls are not bashful about displaying their willingness.

I'm not at all defending this guy, just pointing out that there is always another side to these relationships. namely the high school girl. In this case, I'm sure the girl knew her coach was married. She didn't seem to let that stop her from messing with him. If she had strong morals, she wouldn't have messed with a married man even if he was 19 or 20. She knew what she was doing just as much as he did. Yet his career will be over and she will go on with her life with no repercussions.

purple state wrote:

Here's just one; there are others. North Carolina general statute 14-27.7.b

(b) If a defendant, who is a teacher, school administrator, student teacher, school safety officer, or coach, at any age, or who is other school personnel, and who is at least four years older than the victim engages in vaginal intercourse or a sexual act with a victim who is a student, at any time during or after the time the defendant and victim were present together in the same school, but before the victim ceases to be a student, the defendant is guilty of a Class G felony, except when the defendant is lawfully married to the student. The term "same school" means a school at which the student is enrolled and the defendant is employed, assigned, or volunteers. A defendant who is school personnel, other than a teacher, school administrator, student teacher, school safety officer, or coach, and is less than four years older than the victim and engages in vaginal intercourse or a sexual act with a victim who is a student, is guilty of a Class A1 misdemeanor.

two sides to every story wrote:

I do not know this guy at all and he may very well be a creep and a scumbag. Obviously he gave into temptation and crossed the line. However, what disturbs me is some of the comments under the newspaper article that reflect how quickly everyone is to judge. What seems to get overlooked so often is how much high school girls throw themselves on coaches (and teachers, for that matter). I am in my 30's now and am very thankful to have survived my 20's as a single, young coach without any accusations. Many high school coaches socialize with each other and talk a lot. This is always a common topic of conversation. Most male coaches I know who coach high school girls spend their careers living in fear of accusations or incidents.

I would encourage any of you to go to a high school cross country practice with a team of girls coached by a young, attractive male. You will be absolutely appalled at the way the girls throw themselves at him. Everything from the way they dress, the way they posture themselves, the flirting, asking for help stretching in a way that requires the coach to touch them, etc... It's absolutely scary. I know some coaches who are scared to death to even give their cell phone number out to their team for fear of what might get texted to them.

It's unfortunate that there are some coaches that fall victim to the temptation, of which there are plenty of opportunities to go around. Other coaches value their careers enough to steer clear of temptation, but believe me it is tough when it's right in your face and the girls are not bashful about displaying their willingness.

I'm not at all defending this guy, just pointing out that there is always another side to these relationships. namely the high school girl. In this case, I'm sure the girl knew her coach was married. She didn't seem to let that stop her from messing with him. If she had strong morals, she wouldn't have messed with a married man even if he was 19 or 20. She knew what she was doing just as much as he did. Yet his career will be over and she will go on with her life with no repercussions.