Ex-Alabama girls high school basketball coach charged with ‘deviant’ sex with student, dumped by husband
A former Alabama girls’ high school basketball coachOnce seen as a great role model for young people, he was accused of having perverted sexual intercourse with a student, among other crimes.
Paige Adams, 35, was arrested Tuesday after a grand jury indicted her on more than 30 alleged sex crimes. The indictment comes less than a month after he resigned from Cold Springs High School following a complaint by school officials.
The charges include distributing obscene material to a student, a school employee engaging in sexual intercourse with a student under the age of 19, and a school employee engaging in a sexual act or deviant sexual intercourse with a student, CBS42 reported.
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Paige Adams, 35, a former Alabama girls’ high school basketball coach, is accused of multiple sex crimes.
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“This count of 32 grand jury indictment “He speaks for himself,” Cullman County District Attorney Champ Crocker told the news outlet.
It was not immediately clear how old the student was at the time of Adams’ alleged misconduct.
Adams led the school’s girls basketball team for one season. Her husband Drew, who filed for divorce after his resignation, coaches the men’s team. In his lone season as coach, Adams led the team to a 23-11 record, won the district championship and an appearance in the AHSAA Final Four.
It was once praised Cullman County Schools Superintendent Shane Barnette is “a great role model for the youth of Cullman County,” 1819 News reported.
“This is the first formal complaint I have received regarding this employee,” Barnette said in a statement posted on social media. “Once the concern was raised, an investigation was immediately initiated. The employee chose to resign at that time.”
Adams left Holly Pond High School, another school in the same area, in 2017 after just one season, 1819 News reported. The reason for his departure was not stated.
“It was definitely tough,” he said. Following his resignation, Adams said, “I prayed hard about this and felt like God was leading me in a different direction that I plan to follow. Sometimes you have to do what’s best for you and your family.”
Adams and her husband have been married for 15 years.
A Cullman County Sheriff’s Office vehicle in front of the sheriff’s office.
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According to local media reports, Adams is released from jail after posting $225,000 bail but must wear an electronic monitoring device.
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