The previous head softball coach at Lake Norman Excessive School, fired in Might for talking up a sex act on a scholar’s voicemail, was arrested and charged Wednesday with sex crimes against six more scholar athletes, authorities stated Friday.(*6*)
Thomas Patrick Strahan, a 59-year-old Cornelius resident, was charged in Might with a depend of felony indecent liberties with a scholar given his function as a softball coach, Sheriff Darren Campbell stated in an announcement Friday. Strahan didn’t train within the Iredell-Statesville Faculties, the sheriff stated.(*6*)
Authorities aren’t releasing what extra acts Strahan is accused of committing, solely that they’ve filed six more counts of felony indecent liberties with a scholar.(*6*)
The sheriff’s workplace additionally isn’t saying which sports activities the victims performed.(*6*)
“In the course of the investigation, different juvenile victims had been recognized and have been interviewed as this investigation has continued,” in accordance with the sheriff’s workplace assertion. “Because of this of these interviews, it was decided that Strahan had dedicated crimes with different juvenile athletes.”(*6*)
Strahan didn’t return a telephone message from The Charlotte Observer on Saturday.(*6*)
In Might, Strahan additionally was suspended with pay as a bodily schooling instructor at West Mecklenburg Excessive School, a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Faculties spokeswoman stated on the time.(*6*)
On Might 17, Lake Norman employees members instructed the school useful resource officer a couple of scholar who reported receiving a voicemail from Strahan a couple of sexual act, the Observer beforehand reported, citing the sheriff’s account of what transpired.(*6*)
Investigators with the sheriff’s particular victims unit instantly went to the school and took statements from individuals who discovered in regards to the voicemail, Campbell stated.(*6*)
Warrants had been obtained to go looking Strahan’s social media accounts and phone information.(*6*)
