A Geauga County high school wrestling coach resigned after he was busted in an undercover sex sting.
The athletic director at West Geauga High School told 19 News they placed the wrestling coach on administrative leave as soon as they found out about the charges on Monday. He said the coach resigned from his position later that afternoon.Our sister station WKBN reported that the Geauga County wrestling coach was busted on Saturday by agents with the Mahoning Valley Human Trafficking Task Force.It was all part of an undercover sex sting in Columbiana County.
19 News spoke with one young woman who did not want to be identified because she’s a former West Geauga high school student.The school’s athletic director Brandon Stewart said Russo worked as wrestling coach for the past two years.Over the summer a Chester Township police officer who worked at the high school as a school resource officer was accused of sexual battery for an alleged incident with a teenager while he was on duty.
The charges against him were eventually dropped but the prosecutor’s office told us new charges could be pending. “I think it is absolutely disgusting,” the former student said. “I don’t know who is doing the background checks or anything to see that they can work around children because it’s just crazy.”“I just hope it gets better from here,” the former student told 19 News. “I feel so bad for West G because when I was there, I felt like everything was fine but after I graduated, I feel like it just went downhill.
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