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Updated: 6:55 PM Nov 4, 2009
Coach accused of having sexual contact with 15-year-old volleyball player
Michael Charles now faces charges. He's also lost his job at Phelps High School in Pike County. Posted: 6:39 PM Nov 4, 2009 |
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An assistant high school coach is out of a job, and is facing a serious charge, after allegations he got too close to one of his players.
38-year-old Michael Charles used to coach girls volleyball at Phelps High School in Pike County.
But he's now charged with sodomy, after police say he had sexual contact with a 15-year-old, while the team was at a camp in Lexington.
A formal criminal complaint was filed against Charles after a 15-year-old volleyball player told her grandmother that Charles initiated inappropriate sexual acts the night of July 13.
The two, along with other members of the team, were on the University of Kentucky campus as part of a summer camp.
According to the complaint, Charles stayed in the same room as four girls on the team.
Police say there are two versions of what happened next.
The 15-year-old claims Charles engaged in inappropriate sexual contact with her.
But in a recorded interview with police, Charles claims it's the other way around.
Police say either way, it's against the law, and Charles has been charged accordingly.
Pike County Superintendent Roger Wagner says Charles was relieved of his coaching duties after the allegations surfaced.
A University of Kentucky spokesperson had no comment on the criminal case.
27 NEWSFIRST also tried to contact Michael Charles to get his side, but he did not want to comment.
Charles is currently free on a $2,000 bond.
His case has been sent on to the grand jury.
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Mel here is the thing I am a victim of child sexual abuse and I can tell you that when I was 3 and my dad was raping me it wasn't because of the clothes I was wearing. Sexual predators are just looking for a cause, a reason to blame someone else. My dads excuse was that my mom wasn't giving him any. How sick is that? So don't go blaming the parents!!! I am tired of pervs being upheld by everyone even christians nowadays. Maybe you are a perv and are trying to make excuses for yourself. IDK.
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This crap is becomming way too common. People like this usually give off signals that they are a little messed up in the head but people ignore those signals way too much.
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I think it's time that parents put a stop to the way they're raising kids, particularly girls, that would lead to a 15 year old girl doing this. So much of what's happening in the schools could be prevented if parents would actually parent, stop dressing girls in clothes that are way too "old" for them, get them off the computers and chat rooms, and teach them a little respect for their bodies. Not excusing the adult involved, but please, understand that these girls were in on this, too, and your parenting is what made them think it was ok.
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