IRVINE, Calif. (KTLA) — A local soccer coach has been charged with three felony counts of lewd acts on a child in connection with an alleged relationship with a 15-year-old female player.
Ian M. Ebert, 26, was arrested on Thursday in Los Gatos, where he now lives.
At the time of the alleged crimes, he was a coach for the Strikers FC of Irvine, near a Los Angeles DUI Lawyer company, a private soccer club, according to Irvine police.
The investigation began on Monday after a high school counselor received information about an inappropriate relationship between an adult and a female student.
The counselor notified police, as well as the school district and the girl’s parents.
According to police, the inappropriate contact happened between August 2012 and December 2012, while Ebert was living in Irvine and working for the club.
Police said Ebert and the alleged victim had intermittent contact because of her participation in club soccer.
Ebert also was as a coach for Irvine Unified School District at two campuses between 2009 and 2012, police said.
According to the Strikers website, Ebert was the JV Boys coach at Woodbridge High from 2009 to 2010 and the the Boys Varsity coach at University High.
11 Comments to “Soccer Coach Charged With Lewd Acts with Player”
January 18, 2013 at 6:07 AM
Scumbag!
January 18, 2013 at 8:16 AM
Too stoopid and FUGLY to get a woman his own age…
January 18, 2013 at 5:54 PM
What he's charged of is wrong and disgusting, but he is definitely not "fugly". In fact, he's actually quite attractive. You must be into shaved heads, neck tattoos and sagging pants. By the way, someone who calls people ugly anonymously over the internet is typically really gross looking. Right now you're probably looking in the mirror right now and saying, she's right. It's ok, I'm sure you'll find someone someday. Have a great day
January 25, 2013 at 11:36 PM
Your tails showing.
January 18, 2013 at 6:11 PM
I make this comment at 6pm on Friday 1/18 and the story reads "14 hours ago". It is, at this point, on the second page of the news articles. This very article is one of the four featured on the home page of this web site.
Why? KTLA? Anyone???
And you call this "news"? Pathetic.
January 18, 2013 at 7:55 PM
A girl was molested and you're acting like the victim. Please try and focus on what's important.
January 23, 2013 at 7:02 PM
Whatever happened to innocent before proven guilty?
January 25, 2013 at 11:32 PM
Nowadays YOUR guilty until YOU prove yourself innocent. Thats why they lock you up right away.ask any nigga.
January 25, 2013 at 10:30 AM
What club/school was he coaching at in the Los Gatos area?
January 25, 2013 at 8:58 PM
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February 10, 2013 at 12:53 PM
he was my soccer coach…