Kevin Mays, a former assistant coach for Cal State Bakersfield’s Division I basketball group, allegedly labored as a pimp on the facet, ESPN wrote on Thursday.
He stays in custody with out bail on a slew of costs, together with pimping, unlawful weapons possession and possession of kid pornography, in response to court docket data obtained by HuffPost.
Mays, a former participant on the college, was employed in Could on a brief foundation. The accusations surfaced a number of months later, in response to the sports activities community, which supplied a complete timeline of how his suspected crimes had been uncovered:
Then-head coach Rod Barnes obtained an electronic mail Aug. 29 from an nameless tipster figuring out a lady who purportedly had been trafficked by Mays in 4 states, together with California. Barnes forwarded the e-mail to human sources, which then forwarded it to police.
Sacramento cops obtained concerned and carried out a sting Sept. 4 by scheduling a “date” with the alleged sufferer, who reportedly advised police Mays was her boyfriend who routinely coated the journey prices of her intercourse work.
Mays was arrested on accusations of pimping and denied involvement whereas telling cops that his girlfriend had his rental automobile. He and the school parted ways shortly afterward.
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In accordance to KGET in Bakersfield, a search of the car and his condo yielded a number of weapons, giant quantities of cocaine and indications that it was on the market.
A couple of week later, the Kern County district attorney announced that Mays would even be charged with possession of kid pornography, alleging greater than 600 photographs had been discovered.
There’s proof that Mays rented a automobile for the alleged prostitution via a college account, however the college denied that, ESPN added. Mays has pleaded not responsible to all costs.
Bakersfield police advised HuffPost on Friday that the investigation is ongoing.
“We’re coordinating with different regulation enforcement companies relating to Kevin Mays’ prison exercise to establish different potential victims,” a spokesperson mentioned.
HuffPost has reached out to Mays’ lawyer.
A preliminary listening to is now scheduled for March 17, in response to the Kern County D.A.
