Multiple U.S. Coaches Arrested on Child Sex Abuse Charges

Several coaches have been arrested and charged with serious sex offenses involving minors across different states. Michael J. Pusateri, a 59-year-old softball coach in Baltimore County, faces charges including second-degree rape, sexual abuse of a minor, and child pornography offenses, with authorities suspecting additional victims. In North Carolina, 71-year-old former Panther Creek High School women's tennis coach Luster Coronelious Parker was arrested for felony indecent liberties with a child, with the school confirming he is no longer employed there and that allegations are unrelated to any on-campus incidents. In California, Kevin Sanford Mays Jr., an assistant basketball coach at California State University, Bakersfield, was charged with sex trafficking a minor, as well as multiple weapons and drug-related offenses, with prosecutors highlighting aggravating factors involving a vulnerable victim. Additionally, a 31-year-old man in Ithaca, New York, was arrested for sexual abuse of a 13-year-old child and related charges, with local authorities encouraging potential victims to come forward. Law enforcement agencies across these cases are urging anyone with information to contact them to aid ongoing investigations.