Philly Coach Arrested for Sex with Girl

(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) In August 2007, a 42-year-old girls' basketball coach for Neumann-Goretti High School and for an Amateur Athletic Union team, Carolyn Hayes, was arrested for allegedly engaging in a two-year sexual relationship with a female player, starting when the girl was 14 years old.

An arrest warrant stated Hayes allegedly gave gifts and money to the teen and engaged in sexual contact with the young girl on numerous occasions from January 2005 until February 2007. Officials said many of the alleged encounters occurred in Hayes' South Philadelphia home.

Hayes has been charged with contact with a minor, aggravated indecent assault, statutory sexual assault, sexual assault, corruption of minors, indecent exposure, and indecent assault, according to court records.

Hayes was suspended from her coaching position at Neumann-Goretti High School. A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for November 14th.

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