{"id":30059,"date":"2025-11-26T07:02:19","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T12:02:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=30059"},"modified":"2025-11-26T07:02:19","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T12:02:19","slug":"missing-high-school-football-coach-faces-child-pornography-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2025\/11\/26\/missing-high-school-football-coach-faces-child-pornography-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"Missing high school football coach faces child pornography charges"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Authorities looking for a high school football coach who vanished last week and was considered missing have now announced that he is a wanted man.<\/b><\/p>\n

Travis Turner, 46, of Appalachia, Virginia, faces charges of possessing child sexual abuse material and using a computer to solicit a minor, police in Virginia said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Virginia State Police (VSP) went to Mr Turner’s home last Thursday as part of an investigation – not to arrest him – but were told he wasn’t there. Since then, they have used drones, search and rescue teams to find him.<\/p>\n

“VSP’s main priority is locating Turner safely; he is now considered a fugitive,” said a spokesperson for the police department, which now has 10 warrants for his arrest.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Additional charges against the football coach are pending, police said.<\/p>\n

Turner is a physical education teacher and head football coach at Union High School in Wise County public school district in Virginia, according to the school’s website.<\/p>\n

The school district told US media it was aware of the charges against a “staff member”, adding that the employee had been placed on administrative leave.<\/p>\n

They did not identify the employee. The BBC has contacted the school district for further comment.<\/p>\n

“The individual remains on leave and is not permitted on school property or to have contact with students,” said Mike Goforth, division superintendent for Wise County Public Schools.<\/p>\n

“The division will continue to cooperate with law enforcement as this process moves forward. Because this is an active legal matter involving personnel, the division cannot comment further.”<\/p>\n

According to a listing in Virginia’s missing persons database, Turner was last seen wearing a gray sweatshirt, sweatpants and glasses.<\/p>\n

With their coach missing last weekend, the Union High School football team advanced to the Virginia regional final, continuing its 12-0 season.<\/p>\n

Source: bbc.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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