Pennsylvania javelin coach charged with having intercourse with 17-year-old pupil
A Pennsylvania javelin coach was charged with sexually assaulting a 17-year-old boy she coached and informed authorities she was romantically concerned with, in accordance with prosecutors.
Hannah Marth was arrested after police realized she had engaged in a sexual relationship with the Northampton Space Excessive Faculty monitor and subject athlete, prosecutors allege.
The 26-year-old coach despatched the sufferer a textual content at 2 a.m. in Could 2021 and invited him to her residence the place the 2 allegedly had intercourse, the Northampton District Attorney said in a news release.
Marth was the javelin coach throughout that point whereas the coed was an lively member of the monitor and subject program.
She confessed to authorities she and the coed had been romantically concerned in Could 2021, prosecutors stated.
The sufferer informed police he and Marth had been in a relationship that lasted till final October, the district lawyer’s workplace stated.
Marth has been charged with institutional sexual assault and sexual assault by a sports activities official, each third-degree felonies.
“A trusted relationship between a student-athlete, an athlete’s father or mother, and a coach is usually a susceptible one,” stated District Lawyer Terence Houck. “An abuse of that relationship reveals a coach’s blatant disregard for the well-being of these he or she coached, and above all – the legislation.
“This defendant defied that belief when she dedicated this alleged crime in opposition to the sufferer.”
Marth is an Easton Space Faculty District trainer, according to The Morning Call.
Easton Superintendent David Piperato stated in a press release the college the place she teaches was made conscious of the arrest and was cooperating with authorities “and can take all mandatory motion to make sure the protection of our college students,” the newspaper reported.
She was reportedly arraigned Thursday afternoon and freed on $75,000 unsecured bail.