Former Softball coach Meagan Billingsley Deese charged and facing years of sexual abuse allegations until Wednesday when the 30-year-old was arrested.
The former softball coach is charged with first-degree sodomy, first-degree sexual abuse, and enticing a child to enter a vehicle, house, etc. for immoral purposes. A 90,000 dollar bail was posted for Deese.
According to a statement from Hoover Police, alleges that an adult female came forward on Feb. 14, and reported being abused by Meagan Billingsley Deese.
The statement claims the victim was subjected to unwanted sexual contact when Deese was a coach on her softball team.
According to Athletic Business, the alleged abuse occurred over a span of two to three years but stopped in 2016. Detectives launched an investigation and recently obtained warrants charging Deese in connection with their probe.
Detectives believe there could be more victims in the case and are asking them to come forward.
Detectives believe there could be additional victims that have yet to come forward.
Here is a breakdown of Softball Coach Meagan Billingsley Deese Charged assault details provided by WFSA:
From Hoover PD: Below is a description of the charges applicable in this case according to Alabama law:
Title 13A-6-63 Sodomy in the first degree
(a) A person commits the crime of sodomy in the first degree if:
(1) Engages in sodomy by forcible compulsion.
Title 13A-6-66 Sexual abuse in the first degree
(a) A person commits the crime of sexual abuse in the first degree if he or she does the following:
(1) Subjects a person to sexual contact by forcible compulsion.
Title 13A-6-69 Enticing a child to enter a vehicle, house, etc. for an immoral purpose
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person with lascivious intent to entice, allure, persuade, or invite, or attempt to entice, allure, persuade, or invite, any child under 16 years of age to enter any vehicle, room, house, office, or other place for the purpose of proposing to such child the performance of an act of sexual intercourse or an act which constitutes the offense of sodomy or for the purpose of proposing the fondling or feeling of the sexual or genital parts of such child or the breast of such child, or for the purpose of committing an aggravated assault on such child, or for the purpose of proposing that such child fondle or feel the sexual or genital parts of such person.
