Several students involved in Tennessee basketball rape case

Hardly weeks have passed since some of basketball players of Tennessee high school were found guilty of sexually abusing one students. The leading prosecutor however claimed that new evidence has shown three other freshmen students were sexually abused in the process. At the same time, the reluctant to report the matter to the authorities found some three officials in hot soup as they were arrested and charged.

Andre Montgomery, the boys’ basketball coach, Karl Williams, an assistant coach and Allard “Jesse” Nayadley, Ooltewah High School’s athletic director and assistant principal were aligned in court on Thursday for failure to notify the police on the incident. They are to be sentenced on a hearing schedule to take place on the 21st day of January.

The case was opened up after one student was injured to an extent of requiring a surgery. The incident that took place on the 22nd day of December 2015 at Gatlinburg, Tennessee where the boys’ team was taking part in a tournament saw three juveniles charged with aggravated assault and aggravated rape.

Reports claimed that a 17 year old boy sodomized a 15-year old with a pool stick. Two of the assailants aged 16 years held the victim down. This was according to victim’s grandmother testimony. However, police reports failed to identify the pool stick used to perform the uncouth act. The grandmother also added that no adult was round during the incident.

According to police reports, the coach rushed the victim to Knoxville hospital where surgery was conducted. The victim was after few days released from the hospital and is now recovering at his home. The hearing of the teens’ case is scheduled on the 26th day of January 2016.

The head coach at Montgomery was shifted to another department of the school where he was curtailed to interact with students as the investigation is underway. This was directive from the Hamilton County Superintendent Rick Smith who claimed that he (coach) should not feel punished but will have to stick to his new role until the investigation is over. This was followed by Smith cancelling the basketball season on 6th of January with claims that this would give the police ample time and space to conduct their investigation.

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