It's an Easter Miracle! Charges Dropped Against HS Cheerleader Accused of Stealing Uniform  - No one will confirm it, but we think BadJocks may have played a small role in the way this whole thing played out. Once this story made national news, could they really take it to trial? And just look at that innocent face. At her court appearance yesterday Amber King, 16, who was arrested at her job (see earlier story below) for allegedly stealing a $60 uniform, had the charges against her dismissed after a motion by her attorney was not challenged by the district attorney prosecution the case. Said a beaming Amber, "I'm just glad it's over." How did things get to this point? According to Amber and her mother, the New Lebanon High School uniform was lost and they even offered to pay the $60.95 for it to cheerleading coach Penny Black and her husband, William. But that wasn't good enough for the Blacks, so they swore out a warrant for little Amber's arrest. According to Amber's attorney, Terrence Kindlon, "Apparently, the deputy sheriff and Mr. Black, the complaintant, are fishing buddies, and there appears to be more behind the curtain than there should be." Uh, oh. Sounds like a lawsuit a-brewing to us. Kindlon plans to take further action against the coach and her husband for having King arrested and said he thinks "there's a lot more to the story." (Capitol 9 News - link includes video clip)

Coach/Teacher/Son of School Board President Arrested for Sex With Female Student - Wow! Is this going to make for some uncomfortable dinner conversation at Thanksgiving! David M. Costanza, 28, a social studies teacher and boy's basketball coach at Ambridge Area High School, was charged this week with statutory sexual assault, aggravated indecent assault, indecent assault and corruption of minors. Costanza's is Ambridge Area School District board president Charles Costanza. (Pittsburgh Channel)

One More Addition to "Naughty Cheerleader Week" Here at BadJocks: Fake Cheerleaders Arrested for Selling Magazine Subscriptions Under False Pretenses, Not Being as Hot as Real Cheerleaders - You know that young people that show up at your doorstep this time of year selling magazine subscriptions and claiming to be doing it for some worthy cause like saving the HS marching band, or getting a bikini wax? Well, two young women from the Midwest were arrested in Oregon after going around claiming they were cheerleaders from the University of Oregon, Lakeridge High School and were also somehow representing Doernbecher Children's Hospital in order to sell magazine subscriptions and solicit donations. According to police, the typical subscription seller gets about $300 in sales per day. Tasha Mitchell of Warsaw, Ind., and Amanda Wheatley of Newark, Ohio, using the cheer scam, were hauling in closer to $1200. That is, before the cops caught on to them (and two young men who claimed to be OU basketball players) and nabbed them at an airport motel. (KOIN)

"Naughty Cheerleader Week" Continues Unabated Here on BadJocks - Not sure if there's something in the water, post Spring Break, but the girls in the tight sweaters and short skirts have been burning up the wire services with reports of inappropriate behavior from coast-to-coast. Private Note to School Administrators: you may want to conduct your own investigations today before the cops show up and start asking questions. (see first story below)
Ware Shoals High School Cheerleading Scandal Update: Cops Say Coach Told Principal About Bad Behavior Last November - Remember the story of Jill Moore, the cheerleading coach at Ware Shoals HS in South Carolina? Back in January she was arrested for providing alcohol and cigarettes to a pair of then-16-year-old cheerleaders, having a sexual relationship with a male student and of placing the girls in an “incredibly inappropriate situation” in regard to a sexual relationship Moore was having with a National Guardsman. (One Guardsman admitted having sex with the underage girl at a motel.) Shortly thereafter, the principal at Ware Shoals, Jane Blackwell, was also arrested for failing to tell police about these activities. Blackwell contends that she was as shocked as anyone at the accusations, but a police investigation uncovers testimony by Moore that she was concerned that another staff person was questioning her behavior and she went to Blackwell to discuss it . . . back in November. Blackwell's alleged response? She reportedly told Moore to “watch (her) back”. No investigation, no cops, no nothing. When approached about the various scandals involving Moore in January, not only did Blackwell deny any prior knowledge of the incidents, she also told cops she was "floored" by the allegations. (Index Journal)
BONUS: Click here to see what college cheerleaders do with those giant megaphones when they're not yelling into them.

More Naughty Cheerleaders: HS Girls Arrested for Shoplifting in Walt Disney World - The streak this week continues: Several girls from the Eden High School (New York) cheerleading squad were in Orlando for a cheerleading competition and visited Disney World. At some point, park security figured out something was going on, and eventually two members of the squad were arrested and charged with stealing and they must return to court in Florida to face the charges. (Buffalo News)
Cheerleading Coach Arrested for Sexually Assaulting Girl - Christopher Powell, 25, of is accused of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl who was taking private cheerleading lessons from him. According to police: The teen told them they were in a gym several weeks ago when "Christopher jumped on top of her and kissed her neck when she was stretching," and then later sexually assaulted her in the gym. Ever the gentleman, after the incident, Powell allegedly sent the girl a text message and apologized. (KOMO TV)

Not Again! Youth Soccer Coach Caught in Internet Sex Sting - Don't these guys ever watch Dateline? The hot 14-year-old girl on the Internet is almost always a 50-year-old fat cop! (WWMT)

Chicago Area HS Sued Over Coach Sex Scandal - Victim claims the assault on her in 2004 could have been prevented if the district had investigated a similar claim against the same coach in 2001. Expect to start seeing more of these kinds of lawsuits folks. (Chicago Tribune)

Sports Video Clip of the Week: Billy Packer Says Charlie Rose "Fags Out" on Him - The folks on the Jimmy Kimmel Show caught this exchange from the Charlie Rose show just before the Final Four last weekend.

Mascot Madness: Minor League Baseball Mascot Arrested as Part of Internet Sex Sting - Jay S. Hastings, 42, the guy inside the costume for the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees mascot known as "Grump" thought he was hooking up with an underage boy online. Wrong! Then he admitted to cops he had actually done it before and also had an extensive collection of gay porn at home. My guess is that he didn't put that on his job application. (Times Leader)

Uniform Stealing Cheerleader Update: We Found Her MySpace Page - Okay, actually one of our great readers--Phil--found it, but we're sharing it with you! You may recall the story from earlier this week of 16-year-old Amber King of Stephentown, New York who was arrested for allegedly stealing a cheerleading uniform that was somehow owned by the coach. Check out the page here. (Link includes lots of pictures of Amber)

Giant Minister/Golfer Arrested for Beating Man for "Stealing His Ball" - Michael Babin seemed to have turned his life around after being convicted of armed robbery in the mid-1970s and became a minister. At 6'10" tall, Bishop Babin, as he's known, has been a minister for 25 years now and apparently living a quiet life . . . until he thought someone was trying to steal a $2 golf ball from him. According to police, Jason Jennings had hit his golf ball into the water at the Oceanside Municipal Golf Course and was fishing it out when another ball landed near him. He thought he would be helpful and fish that ball out as well. Mistake! That ball belonged to Bishop Babin and he thought Jennings was trying to steal it. An argument--complete with non-Jesus approved profanity--ensued and eventually the much bigger Babin lunged at Jennings, knocking both of them to the ground. Others jumped into help but before he walked away, one member of the group allegedly kneed Jennings in the face and stomped on his head until he lost consciousness. Looks like it's time to call the Church Police! The Bishop has now been charged with a felony. (Sign on San Diego)

Softball Coach Busted for Giving Booze to Teen Girls - Salinas, California police thought it was a routine call then they responded to a report of a loud party in an apartment. When they showed up however, what they found were several drunk teenaged girls, all members of the Salinas Bobby Sox "Skittles" softball team. When pressed, the intoxicated teens admitted that the booze was given to them by their coach Eralia Guisson who allegedly was also hosting the party at her place. She was booked on charges of child endangerment. (KSBW)

Rugby Fans Arrested in Hong Kong for Unwanted Nudity - One Australian and one British soccer fan got carried away at the Hong Kong Rugby Sevens Tournament this weekend and ended up exposing themselves to the crowd. One guy was nabbed after he stripped down to nothing but an orange tie which he later claimed was underwear. (The Age)

Sports Video of the Week: Soccer Player Kicks Ball in Anger, Nails Female Fan in the Face!

BREAKING NEWS: HS Cheerleader "Steals" Uniform, Cops Arrest Her for Petty Larceny - Has the whole world gone mad? Yesterday we had a HS cheerleader getting expelled for sending naked pictures of herself to a boy at a rival Catholic school. (Scroll down) Today we find out that if the coach of your cheerleading squad owns the uniforms and asks for them back, you better give them back! 16-year-old Amber King of Stephentown, New York was apparently asked several time by coach Penny "My Way or the Highway" Black and when she didn't Ms. Black contacted police. Before she filed a criminal complaint, local cops talked to Amber and her mom and they still refused to hand over the uniform. So, the coach signed a complaint and the local sheriff asked Amber to turn herself in to be processed. When she refused that request, the cops issued a warrant for her arrest and showed up at the place where she worked and hauled her away, presumably in handcuffs. We can't wait for this one to go to trial. (The Independent)

New Naughty Cheerleader Story: Girl at Catholic School Sent Nude/Semi Nude Pics to Boyfriend Wearing School Uniform - Ah, love between a boy at one Catholic school and a girl at another one. What could be more pure, right? That is, until the girl (allegedly a junior varsity cheerleader at St. Joseph by-the-Sea High School on Staten Island, NY) decides to send more than 60 naked and semi-naked pictures of herself to the guy, who plays basketball for St. Peter's Boys' High School in New Brighton. Yep, you guessed it, he passed the pictures on to his friends who then passed them on to other guys and they eventually ended up on someone's MySpace page, where the shocked administrators found them. She might have gotten away with a slap on the wrist and a couple of hundred Hail Marys, except that in a number of the pictures the 16-year-old's wearing her school uniform . . . or partially wearing, if you know what I mean. Doing so, unfortunately, damaged the school's reputation (a definate no-no according to the Sea student handbook) and the result is that she's been expelled . . . and they probably took away her Catholic schoolgirl outfit and cheerleader uniform, likely ending her days as an Internet pin-up girl. (SI Live) Thanks to Artie Bigley for another great link!
BONUS: A slightly Not Safe for Work website claims to have some of the PG-Rated pictures of this young lady (underwear, bathing suits, etc). The site itself, however, runs some USFW ads. It appears that they offered a $1000 reward for all 60 pics!

The Fix Was In at . . . University of Toledo? Being a graduate of a MAC school, we hate to pick on a team in the same league, but we have to wonder how desperate a gambler you have to be to bet on the outcome of Toledo games? But, according to cops, a Michigan gambler wined and dined University of Toledo athletes at Detroit restaurants, took them gambling at a  local casino and gave them cash, a cell phone and . . . groceries. Yes, for a pack of hotdogs and some toilet paper, jocks at UT--both football and basketball--allegedly "played the game in a way that allowed the bookie to beat the spread." The mastermind behind this college sports gambling ring--a guy named "Gary"--started with Toledo running back Harvey (Scooter) McDougle Jr., 22, who allegedly recruited fellow football and basketball players to be part of the scheme. Now, before you conclude that the Mid America Conference is small time, one report does say that one player was offered $10,000 to sit out a football game . . . although it's not clear if his absence had any affect on the game. (Free Press)

Pick-Up Soccer Game Turns Into Gun and Knife Fight - One thing's for sure: recent immigrants to the United States are bringing their passion for soccer with them. Unfortunately, that also means disputes over neighborhood soccer games, like the one at an elementary school in Huntsville, Alabama after that suddenly turned violent, with two men getting stabbed and one shot. Now cops are either holding or seeking a half-dozen suspects, in an investigation that has been slowed because of language barriers. Apparently no one at the Huntsville PD speaks soccer hooligan. (Decatur Daily)

Make Your Travel Plans Early: South Africa May Legalize Prostitution in Time for 2010 World Cup - The Parliamentary Safety and Security Committee to follow the example of Germany during the last World Cup where prostitution and public drinking were allowed. (IBN Live)