US EditionCelina Football Coach Retires After District Clears Him of Cover-up Allegations Amid Son’s Sex Abuse Scandal
Bill Elliott retires following an independent investigation that found no evidence of district officials’ knowledge of misconduct amid ongoing criminal and civil cases against his son.
- On Wednesday, Bill Elliott, Celina High School head football coach and athletic director, announced his retirement after more than three decades with Celina Independent School District as officials said an independent review cleared staff in his son’s sexual abuse case.
- After allegations emerged, William `Caleb` Elliott was charged with eight federal counts of secretly recording boys and child pornography, prompting Celina ISD investigations and placing his father on administrative leave.
- The independent review, led by attorney Giana Ortiz, shows she interviewed 39 witnesses and the Celina ISD Board of Trustees plans to release a redacted third-party report by week's end.
- Kyle Sheridan, assistant director of athletics, will serve as interim athletic director while plaintiffs in multiple civil lawsuits and Celina community and local lawmakers sharply criticize the investigation findings.
- The case tests a new state law passed this year allowing families to sue school districts, and although Elliott is not accused of criminal wrongdoing, he is named in civil litigation affecting the Celina High School football program.
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Celina football coach retires amid son’s sex abuse scandal
Bill Elliott was placed on administrative leave in October after his son Caleb, a football coach at Celina’s middle school, was accused of secretly filming boys in the school’s locker room and possessing child pornography.
Celina football coach retires after district clears him of cover-up allegations amid son’s sex abuse scandal
Bill Elliott was placed on administrative leave in October after his son Caleb, a football coach at Celina’s middle school, was accused of secretly filming boys in the school’s locker room and possessing child pornography.
Embattled Celina ISD Football Coach Bill Elliott Retires
The announcement comes a day after the school board agreed to release a report on whether administrators covered up sexual misconduct by Elliott’s son, Caleb. The post Embattled Celina ISD Football Coach Bill Elliott Retires appeared first on Texas Scorecard.
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