A youth soccer coach from Lancaster has been accused of molesting three boys, two of whom he coached, sheriff's officials said.
Detectives said they are investigating whether Renoir Valenti, 50, abused other children, and they asked the public to help.
Investigators "believe that the suspect used his position as a soccer coach as a method to meet and befriend children," the Sheriff's Department said in a press release Wednesday night.
Valenti, who was arrested last week, was still in jail Thursday on $1 million bail. Prosecutors have charged him with two counts of continuous sexual abuse of a child, each of which carries a sentence of six to 16 years in prison, and two related offenses that carry a year in jail each.
He has been an American Youth Soccer Organization coach and referee in the Antelope Valley for more than 16 years, coaching 9- to 14-year-old boys, the Sheriff's Department said.
In July, the department said, a woman told detectives her 9-year-old son had been molested by Valenti. They had not met through soccer, but investigators said they found two other boys who had met Valenti through a soccer league before he molested them.
Sgt. Brian Hudson of the sheriff's Special Victims Bureau said Valenti does not have any prior record of criminal conduct involving children.
Detectives asked anyone with information to call Hudson at 877-710-5273 or email SpecialVictims@lasd.org.
People who want to remain anonymous can call 800-222-TIPS (8477), text TIPLA followed by a tip to CRIMES (274637), or go to www.lacrimestoppers.org.eric.hartley@dailynews.com
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Source: http://www.presstelegram.com/ci_21333564/soccer-coach-is-accused-molestation?source=rss_viewed
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