HONOLULU — The state Department of Education is investigating a former Punahou School assistant basketball coach accused of sexually abusing two former students.
HONOLULU — The state Department of Education is investigating a former Punahou School assistant basketball coach accused of sexually abusing two former students.
Hawaii News Now reports that Punahou President Jim Scott sent a letter home to families last week that said two former students reported they had been sexually abused by the former girls basketball coach.
The department says the ex-coach, whose current job is a second-grade teacher at Momilani Elementary School, has been placed on “department directed leave.”
Scott said the coach was employed by the school from 2001 to 2004. The alleged abused took place from 2005 to 2006, after the coach was no longer employed by the school.
The coach also had been affiliated with the Hawaii Storm. The club team sent a letter to parents on Saturday about the allegations.
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Information from: KGMB-TV, http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/
