High school coach accused of sex crime with student, sheriff says

A coach at Lake Norman High School, who also teaches physical ed at West Mecklenburg High School, was charged with felony indecent liberties with a child after being accused of leaving a voicemail about a sexual act with a girl, the Iredell County sheriff stated in a news release.

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The high school in Mooresville told a school resource officer that Thomas Patrick Strahan, 58, of Cornelius, left the message for the student. Strahan was a coach with the school’s softball team and not a teacher, the sheriff said.

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Investigators then obtained search warrants for Strahan’s social media profiles and telephone records.

Strahan was arrested Wednesday and appeared before a magistrate and was issued a $50,000 secured bond.

He was suspended with pay effective on May 18, CMS district officials said.

The investigation is ongoing.

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