A former highschool softball coach in Pennsylvania has been arrested and charged with sexual misconduct involving a feminine teenage pupil.

In March, Pennsylvania State Police filed sexual misconduct fees towards Jane Woodside, 29, who labored at West Shamokin Excessive College in Armstrong County. She was arrested by state police in Kittanning on Wednesday.

State Trooper Matthew Norris stated that the allegation was that "a former coach had an inappropriate sexual relationship with a 15-year-old again in 2018," CBS affiliate KDKA reported. The alleged sufferer was a member of the softball workforce of which Woodside was an assistant coach on the time of the alleged assault.

Norris stated that it occurred on a couple of event and that the assault fees discuss with a "six-week, two-month interval."

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A inventory picture of a police automobile. State police in Pennsylvania have arrested a former highschool trainer who has been charged with sexual misconduct involving a 15-year-old pupil.

The 15-year-old was interviewed on March 27 and informed authorities she was "concerned in an intimate, bodily relationship with their softball coach Jane Woodside."

The teenager stated that she had intercourse not less than twice in her dwelling in Plumcreek Township. She additionally gave investigators textual content messages wherein, authorities stated, Woodside stated she hoped the sufferer wouldn't reveal particulars of what had occurred between them.

Norris stated: "These are very severe allegations towards her and she or he is somebody that the neighborhood entrusts with their youngsters."

The grievance additionally accuses Woodside of attempting to cover the connection from the teenager's mom. Troopers stated the allegation of misconduct was reported to Childline.

"We take all Childline experiences and any circumstances of this nature very severely," state police corporal, Derek Weaver informed Pittsburgh's Motion Information 4. "We'll use all of our sources and we will examine them to the fullest of our energy.

Armstrong County Youngsters, Youth and Household Companies informed Armstrong College District on March 2 that it was investigating Woodside for alleged baby abuse.

The varsity district stated that Woodside had been "instantly positioned on administrative depart" the day the investigation was introduced. Woodside resigned from her place on March 24, WPXI reported, citing the district.

The district added that it had been knowledgeable the allegations didn't contain a present pupil and that it will cooperate with any investigation.

KDKA reported that Woodside had been a particular schooling trainer at Armstrong Junior/Senior Excessive College since 2018-19. She had stopped teaching softball for the district in 2020.

Woodside faces quite a lot of fees together with institutional sexual assault, aggravated indecent assault, indecent assault and corruption of minors. She is at present out on bond awaiting her preliminary listening to, KDKA reported.

Newsweek has contacted Pennsylvania State Police for remark.