US EditionTrial of ex-high school basketball coach who conducted naked fat tests comes to a close
- Aaron Thomas, a 57-year-old former basketball coach at North Kingstown High School, faces criminal charges in a trial that began last month in Rhode Island.
- The charges relate to allegations that Thomas asked male student-athletes to remove clothes for body fat tests between 2000 and 2002, with investigators interviewing over 30 former students and staff.
- Ten students testified about emotional experiences of being pinched near private areas while naked, including one who said Thomas appeared visibly aroused during the so-called naked fat test.
- Thomas admitted in court that he lied to law enforcement about students being naked during tests and apologized, calling his actions a “foolish thing” that he never meant to hurt anyone.
- Attorneys will deliver closing arguments Friday, and the trial’s outcome could affect how such conduct is viewed and prosecuted in school sports contexts.
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Trial of ex-high school basketball coach who conducted naked fat tests comes to a close
Attorneys are scheduled to deliver their closing arguments in the trial of a former Rhode Island high school basketball coach charged with second-degree child molestation and second-degree sexual assault.
'Why should we believe you?': Aaron Thomas defends lying about naked fat tests
SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (WPRI) — Aaron Thomas broke down in tears on the witness stand Thursday, capping off one of his most grueling days of testimony and bringing the defense's case to a close in the so-called "naked fat test" trial. Thomas, who coached boys' basketball at North Kingstown High School for nearly 30 years, has pleaded not guilty to second-degree child molestation and second-degree sexual assault. During cross-examination on Thursd…
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