Cross Country Coach Resigns Amid Allegations of Inappropriate Relationship With Teen, Turns Around and Marries 16-Year-Old Victim - Talk about jumping from the frying pan into the fire! This doesn't happen on a regular basis here at BadJocks, but we do recall a story from  2002 where a married coach in his 40s from Carmel High School in suburban Indianapolis went to jail for molesting a 17-year-old girl, then married her when he got out of jail. Click here for details on that story. Anyway, in this latest version of the story, a 40-year-old South Brunswick High School (North Carolina) cross country coach and science teacher submitted his resignation to the school board just a day after he reportedly married the 16-year-old girl he was accused of having an inappropriate relationship with! At a previous school board meeting, the girl's parents complained that school officials hadn't done enough to warm them about the relationship between the teacher and their daughter. On the other hand, after trying for months to get the pair to break up, mom and dad eventually signed papers to allow their girl to marry. Dumbasses. (Star News Online)

New HS Hazing Incident: Town "Sickened" by Accusations of Possible Sex Abuse at Basketball Camp - I always like these local newspaper descriptions of high school hazings that have "spun out of control." Now, granted, we don't know the details yet, but what it usually means is that the old-fashioned image that most adults have about hazing (paddlings, wedgies, Icy Hot in the jock strap) were somehow exceeded. But how do you know that this type of overly sexually hazing hasn't been going on for years and just never been discovered? The writers assume that no one intended to put a finger where it doesn't belong or that someone's testicles just happened to pop out at the wrong time and accidentally got rubbed into a younger player's face. Happens at the office all the time, right? Admit it folks: you have no idea what goes on at these things, so to say that they "spun out of control" is just speculation. Anyway, details are still sketchy in this latest case that allegedly involves the boys basketball team at East Carter County School District in Missouri while they attended four day camp took place in early June at Lyon College. According to the local TV news however, locals are saying that some older players attacked younger players, and some of the alleged acts are so sickening, they just can't talk about them. Stay tuned. (KFVS-12)

Girl's HS Soccer Coaches Resign After Telling Team They Were "A Disgrace to Women's Sports'' - We're all for teaching kids the tough lessons of life through sports (Don't talk with your mouth full, don't run with scissors, don't have sex with someone more than 4 years younger than you) but sometimes coaches, especially at the HS level seem confuse toughness with being a bully. Case in point: the 0-18 girls soccer team at Palmerton Area High School in PA. The head coach and both assistants (all female, by the way) will not be back next season after players complained about being cursed at and bullied at practices and during games. In fact, the situation as apparently so bad that the district will now require that all coaches attend discussion sessions on sportsmanship and sensitivity.  (Morning Call)

HS Coach Accused of Having Sex With . . . Female Wrestler? - And no, we're not talking about one of the hot female wrestlers in the WWE. No, this was a high school girl that Todd Hoiness, 40, allegedly had an inappropriate relationship with. On one hand, the girl was 18, but there are also laws on the books that prevent this kind off interaction between teachers/coaches and students. (KOMO-TV)

Girls HS Basketball Coach Arrested on Rape Charges: Cops Surprised It Doesn't Involve Student - This guy hadn't even started his new job at South Salem High School and he's already facing rape charges. Interestingly, the woman who is accusing him is neither a student or underage. She's a 38-year-old acquaintance of the coach. Having sex with a woman over 17? What kind of creep is this guy? (Statesman Journal)

#7! Tasered by Cops! Dolphins Frederick Davis Struggles With Police, May Have Bit Officer - Wow, we had hoped this new category would do well its first year, but seven at the halfway point of 2007? I couldn't be prouder! But, you have to think, as pro athletes get bigger and bigger (and drunker and drunker in some cases) what's a 200 lb cop supposed to do? Call their agents? Anyway, this latest arrest sounds classic! Dolphins defensive tackle Frederick Davis (6'4", 305) forced his way into a taxi outside a club in Miami Beach over the weekend, got into a dispute with the driver, then refused to get out. Que the cops! When they arrived, Davis allegedly got into a scuffle with several officers and--TADA!!--the old Taser came out. Somehow, in the midst of all of that, one of the officers was bitten. Freddy is now charged with a host of felony charges, including: multiple counts of battery on a law enforcement officer and resisting with violence, along with single counts of disorderly intoxication and trespassing. New Dolphins coach Cam Cameron is, not surprisingly, unhappy with the turn of events, saying in a statement, "We will not condone this type of behavior. I assure everyone, it will be dealt with very seriously." How's that new off-field behavior policy working for you NFL? (CBS4)

Warrant Issued for Wrestler Jerry "King of the Ring" Lawler for . . . Punching Another Professional Wrestler? - When asked about the incident, Lawler made a good point: "Sometimes it's part of business. Guys get hit hard...get teeth knocked out...busted open. It just happens, and you show up for work the next day. You don't go have somebody arrested!" Where, Jerry, this time when it happened Sal "Big Cheese" Corrente didn't take kindly to your help and decided to have you charged for punching him. According to police, Corrente punched a fan during an event at Sam's Town Casino in Tunica, MS that Lawler was broadcasting. To help draw attention back to the action, Lawler allegedly went off-script as well and landed a haymaker on the unsuspecting Corrente, which lead to charges being filed. (WMC-TV) 

Former Student Sues Gym Teacher, School for $9 Million Over Class Beating - And you thought having to climb the rope was the worst thing a teacher could do to you in gym class? Hah! A New York area teen, Rashi Johnson, 19, claims that when he was in a class last year before he graduated, his gym teacher choked and beat him. Why? According to his lawsuit that seeks 9 million dollars in restitution, Johnson claims he and some friends were shooting hoops at the end of class when the coach told them to stop. When he didn't, the coach chucked a basketball at him and then started beating and chocking him. To add insult to injury, Johnson was then suspended from school, but ultimately was allowed to graduate. When BadJocks tried to contact the gym teacher, Gavin Meade, his response was that class had started, there was no talking, and we should drop and give him twenty. Arguing with him got us another 20 and 10 laps around the gym. We'll just say that he had no comment. (NY Daily News)

"PacMan" Jones Wanted on Two Felony Charges Related to Las Vegas Strip Club Shooting - The good news: the cops don't think suspended Tennessee Titans cornerback Adam "PacMan" Jones shot anyone while he was at the Minxx strip club in Las Vegas for the NBA All-Star Weekend. The bad news? They still want him on two felony charges of coercion stemming from allegations he threatened to kill club employees and bit a bar bouncer on the ankle. To other members of his "entourage" also face similar charges related the to same incident where shots were fired inside the club, leaving one employee paralyzed and two others wounded. Police have given the trio a couple of days to turn themselves in, after that they will go looking for them. (USA Today) 
BADJOCKS VIDEO GAME BONUS: But hey, why doesn't the NFL turn this negative into a positive and release a video game based on Mr. Jones wacky misadventures? The could call it PacMan Jones "Strip Club Shootout". In it, you get to be Jones, or a member of his entourage, and select a weapon of your choice (handgun, semi-automatic rifle, tank) and you're dropped down in a city where police are trying to serve you with felony warrants. The object of the game is to elude them and run past strip joints WITHOUT discharging your weapons. (Which is, admittedly, difficult for Jones and his pals) The person with the most ammunition left at the end, wins! Below is a still from my prototype for the game. Roger Goodell, you know how to reach me with an offer.

BadJocks Update: Teacher Pleads Guilty to Charges She Had Sex With Football Player in Motel Room While Children and Baby Sitter Slept - Remember this story? Darcie Esson was a Elizabeth High School teacher who traveled with her kids to an away playoff game with the football team last fall. According to police, sometime in the middle of the night, a star player on the football, 17, found his way to her room and the two had sex while a teenaged babysitter and her two young children 4 & 8 slept nearby. This week, Ms. Esson plead guilty to one felony count of sexual assault on a child age 15 to 17 by a person in a position of trust and could be sentenced--get this--from probation to an indeterminate life sentence. Stay tuned. (Post Independent) 

Coach/Teacher Resigns Amid Allegations of Sex With Teen - No, he didn't marry the alleged victim, but this guy may have carried on a sexual relationship with an underage girl for several months . . . only to be interrupted by the harsh Minnesota winter. According to police, Troy Bernard, 35, taught in the Montgomery-Lonsdale School District and met the victim when she was in 4th grade. The two allegedly hooked up during last summer's Kolacky Days Festival and would get together each day when the girl would go for a run and somehow end up at the coach's house. That reportedly continued until the late fall when it was "too cold to run outside," but started up again in March. As often happens in these cases, the victim's mother found text messages from Bernard on her daughter's cell phone and confronting him. (Star Tribune)

BYU Track Star Arrested for Hitting Man With . . . a Mop? According to police, a car driven by Kyle Perry of BYU, who won the Mountain West Conference title in 2006 for the 1,500-meter run, got too close to a man walking along the street with a mop and bucket in his hands. Words were exchanged and, according to the victim, Perry got out of his car, grabbed the mop from him and began beating him with it. Luckily, the man had a second mop nearby (don't we all?) and the two proceeded to have a good old fashioned mop duel. Before Perry could make his getaway, the victim managed to block his car in until police arrived. (CBS 2)

NFL's New Strict Personal Conduct Policy at Work: Four Players in Trouble, League Left Scratching Its Head - We applauded the NFL for finally taking a stand about the off-field shenanigans of its players this year by implementing a tough new policy on behavior. And how have the players responded? Like the big, overpaid children they are.
- Green Bay Packers linebacker Nick Barnett was arrested early Sunday after a disturbance at a nightclub in Milwaukee called "Wet." Cops say Barnett was taken into custody for battery after allegedly being involved in a physical altercation. (Fox Sports) Thanks to Vince N. for the tip!
- Quincy Wilson, who plays for the Cincinnati Bengals, was arrested this weekend on charges of disorderly conduct DURING A WEDDING CELEBRATION the Envy nightclub in Huntington, W.Va.. Good news: the bride and groom were also arrested. (WTOV)
- Adam "Pacman" Jones, already suspended for the season is being sought by police for questioning about a shooting at an Atlanta strip club early over the weekend involving members of his entourage after a confrontation with another group. If this sounds familiar, this is the third time in the past year or so that Jones and his posse have been linked to strip club shootings. (LA Times)
- BONUS: #6 Tasered by Cops! - An NFL rookie adds to our growing list of athletes who officers have had to stun to get their attention! This time it was Cleveland Browns rookie receiver Mike Mason, who allegedly refused demands from two off-duty police officers to leave a downtown nightclub at closing time. When Mason struggled with one of the officers--you guessed it!--he was shocked with a stun gun. (My Fox KC)

Female Coach/Teacher Resigns, Admits Relationship With Male Student, 17 - The school year might be ending, but the HS Coach Sex Scandals keep marching along. This one comes to us from North Hopkins High School in Texas where Heather Alicia Thompson, 30 resigned her position after confessing to cops during an interview to the second-degree felony offense of an improper relationship between an educator and a student. (SS News-Telegram)

Teen Accuses Tampa Bay Outfielder Elijah Dukes of Impregnating Her; Girl Was Foster Child of His Grandmother's - Let's get this straight: Elijah Dukes' main job is supposed to be playing baseball for the Devil Rays, not trying to emulate former NBA star Shawn Kemp who allegedly fathered seven out-of-wedlock children with six different women. Right now though, if the latest accusations prove true, Dukes will have fathered at least six children with five women between 2003 and 2007, according to court records, and he's only 22! Forget Barry Bonds chasing Hank Aaron's home run record, this will be the one to follow! (FoxSports)

Duke Lacrosse Update: Former Prosecutor Disbarred, Disgraced - In a ruling that surprised no one who has been following this case for the past year, a North Carolina disciplinary committee found former Durham District Attorney Michael Nifong guilty of multiple ethical violations when he tried to prosecute three Duke University lacrosse players on rape charges that ultimately proved false. As a result, Nifong loses his license to practice law in the state and the floodgates for criminal charges and civil lawsuits have opened. If you had hoped this was over, think again. (Newsday)
Over on the BadJocks Blog: When I Knew the Duke Lacrosse Case Was in Trouble