COACH ARRESTED IN SEX CASE ALLEGATIONS INVOLVE INCIDENTS WITH STUDENTS.Byline: Sabrina Decker Staff Writer A walk-on coach for Conejo Valley high schools was arrested Friday on suspicion of having unlawful sex with two female high school students, authorities said. Jeffrey Magruder, 24, was arrested without incident outside his home in the 3000 block of Calle Quebracho quebracho (kābrä`chō), name for a tanning substance and for the trees from which it comes, chiefly the red quebracho, or quebracho colorado (Schinopsis lorentzii), of the family Anacardiaceae (sumac family). in Thousand Oaks, the Ventura County Sheriff's Department The Ventura County Sheriff's Department (VCSD) provides law enforcement for the unincorporated areas of Ventura County, California, USA, as well as several cities within the county. The cities that VCSD serves are Camarillo, Fillmore, Moorpark, Ojai, and Thousand Oaks. said. Magruder was booked into Ventura County Jail on two counts of unlawful sex with a minor, one count of using alcohol to commit rape, and one count of oral copulation copulation /cop·u·la·tion/ (kop?u-la´shun) sexual union; the transfer of the sperm from male to female; usually applied to the mating process in nonhuman animals. cop·u·la·tion n. 1. with a minor. He was being held in lieu of $100,000 bail. ``It was reported by officials at the school, who were told he may be involved in sexual misconduct sexual misconduct Professional ethics Any behavior that violates a health professional's ethics through sexual contact of physician and his/her Pt. See Professional boundaries. ,'' said sheriff's spokesman Eric Nishimoto. Police said Magruder invited two high school girls High School Girls (女子高生 Joshi Kōsei on two separate occasions into his home in early 2001 when he was a walk-on assistant wrestling coach at Thousand Oaks High School Thousand Oaks High School is a high school established in 1962 and located in Thousand Oaks, California. It is a California Distinguished School, and offers curriculum at all levels for Thousand Oaks students. The mascot is the lancer. . The girls became intoxicated in·tox·i·cate v. in·tox·i·cat·ed, in·tox·i·cat·ing, in·tox·i·cates v.tr. 1. To stupefy or excite by the action of a chemical substance such as alcohol. 2. , and had sex with Magruder, police said. Magruder was most recently a coach at Newbury Park High School, and ended his season there in February, officials said. Nishimoto said authorities are not actively searching for other possible victims at this time. Police started their investigation in January after being contacted by Thousand Oaks High officials, who had learned of the alleged incidents. Chuck Eklund, director of secondary education for Conejo Valley Unified, said the district had no comment at this time. However, district officials had a different time line for Magruder's coaching at the schools. They said he coached at Thousand Oaks High during the 1999-2000 school year, then was at Newbury Park High from 2000 to February as a walk-on coach of the boys' wrestling team and assistant coach to the freshman football team. Those who know Magruder, a former student athlete at Thousand Oaks High who now worked as an exterminator, said they were shocked. Manuel Valdez, a 28-year coach of the Thousand Oaks High boys' wrestling team, said he brought in the former high school wrestler and starting football player to coach. ``Are you going to ask me if I'm surprised? Yes. I was surprised when all this came about,'' Valdez said. |
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