A Florida sheriff reports that a high school baseball coach has been arrested for allegedly engaging in multiple acts of misconduct against students.
Osceola County Sheriff Marcos Lopez said that 43-year-old Samuel Figueroa was charged with indecent, lewd, and lascivious touching of minors, as well as lewd and lascivious conduct, sexual performance by a child, unlawful use of a two-way communication device, offenses against students by authority figures, and two counts of unlawful use of a two-way communication device.
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The coach “instructed a student to enter the girl’s bathroom, take photographs of her breasts, and send them to him,” Lopez said at a news conference on Thursday.
Lopez stated that two separate students have claimed that Figueroa sexually touched them.
Lopez also stated that a number of additional 15- to 18-year-old female victims have come forward. These are considered to be juveniles.
According to his allegations, the coach “made vulgar sexual comments about the appearance of several students and how their bodies arouse him sexually.”
He was a sexual predator who preyed on vulnerable students in our schools through a combination of bullying, intimidation, and abuse of authority. He has also used his authority inappropriately. We owe a debt of gratitude to the brave student who came forward and exposed this man as the vile monster that he is.” These were Lopez’s words about Figueroa.
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The Student Submitted the Charges
A Florida sheriff reports that a high school baseball coach has been arrested for allegedly engaging in multiple acts of misconduct against students.
According to a press release issued by the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office, an investigation into the baseball coach was initiated on March 29.
The investigation was initiated after the Special Crimes Unit of the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office received a report from a student alleging sexual misconduct by Figueroa. The Special Crimes Unit of the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office received the report.
Lopez asserts that the coach was terminated on March 29, the same date that the police investigation was initiated.
During the press conference, Lopez stated that additional charges are forthcoming and that investigators are assuming there may be additional victims. He also stated that the investigation is proceeding under the assumption that additional victims will be discovered.
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