Esparto coach, foster parent arrested for suspected child molestation

December 14, 2011
Esparto coach, foster parent arrested for suspected child molestation
By Hudson Sangree
hsangree@sacbee.com

Yolo County sheriff's deputies have arrested a youth soccer coach and foster parent in Esparto on suspicion of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old boy whom he coached.

Yolo County child welfare officials removed a six-year-old foster child in his custody, authorities said.

Cristan James Rooms, 29, of Esparto, was arrested Monday and is being held on $2.75 million bail at the Monroe Detention Center in Woodland, the sheriff's department reported in a news release Wednesday.

He was booked on a charges of lewd and lacivious acts with a minor using force or fear, five counts of continuous sexual assault of a child, and child endangerment, according to the news release.

The charges stem from his alleged assault of 14-year-old boy to whom he acted as a mentor and soccer and bowling coach, it said.

Rooms is a coach with Vacaville Youth Soccer League and Soccer Nation in Vacaville, authorities said.

He is also a foster parent licensed by the state Department of Social Services, they said.

Detectives are continuing their investigation and ask anyone with information to call Detective Jennifer Davis at (530) 668-5215.

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Evansville man accused of having sex with foster child

By ANN MARIE AMES Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2011
Gazette Extra

JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN — An Evansville man charged with sexually assaulting a foster child is free on a signature bond.

Charles L. Alexander, 32, of 311 Almeron St., Evansville,
was arrested Dec. 7 in Evansville after a teen girl told her special education teacher her foster father had sex with her, according to a criminal complaint filed in Rock County Court.

Alexander is charged with one count of sexual assault of a child by foster parent.

Alexander told the court his new address is 12042 W. Skinner Road, Brodhead.

Alexander's home in Evansville is not a foster home licensed by Rock County, said Sandy Brown, Rock County Child Protective Services director. CPS licenses foster homes in the county, but Alexander's home was likely a treatment foster care home licensed by the state, Brown said.

The Gazette was not able to reach a spokesperson for the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families to confirm that Alexander was a state-licensed foster care provider.

Alexander and the teen were home alone the morning of Dec. 7 when Alexander had intercourse with her, according to the complaint. Alexander told the girl he would kill her if she told anyone about the incident, according to the complaint.

An Evansville police officer interviewed the girl after she told her teacher about the incident. A sexual assault exam at Mercy Hospital and Trauma Center, Janesville, confirmed the girl had sexual intercourse, according to the complaint.

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