Editor’s Note: The below story contains graphic descriptions of alleged sexual acts.
A former Levittown American and Levittown Bulldogs girls softball coach was in Falls Township district court Tuesday on charges he had sexual relations with a a teenage player.
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Kevin Jones,34 , of Fairless Hills, had charges of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a minor, aggravated assault on a minor, statutory sexual assault, indecent assault, corruption of minors and unlawful contact with a minor forwarded onto county court for trial, Assistant District Attorney Michelle Henry said. Two additional counts of involuntary deviant sexual intercourse with a victim under age 16 were tacked on at the hearing before Judge Jan Vislosky, PhillyBurbs.com reported.
The 15-year-old victim testified in district court against her former coach, Henry said. The criminal complaint against Jones said the relationship started when she was 14.
Henry said a handful of the 15-year-old girl’s softball teammates came to court to support her.
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According to police, The victim and Jones exchanged over 1,400 text messages since 2011 and had even more communications had been sent through Facebook’s private chat system.
Investigators said they found photos of Jones and the teen “posing together as a couple” on his cell phone, and he called himself her father.
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The victim told family she was involved in a “sexual relationship” with Jones around mid-January, police said. Her mother, court records show, went to police shortly after to report the allegations.
The illegal contact started with a kiss Jones gave her as he was driving her home from hanging out with the similarly-aged daughter, police said. The kiss led to groping, then oral, vaginal and anal sex, according to an affidavit. No drugs or booze were said to have been involved.
When police interview Jones, he said their contact was like a parent-sibling relationship. He said they would often hug and kiss in front of the victim’s mother, police reported.
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Just before meeting with investigators, the girl texted Jones and apologized for ruining his life, police said. He answered with, “Who knows?”
Jones showed his wife a text from the girl stating, “Run, my mom knows.” He then contacted a lawyer who told him to cease contact with the girl, police said.
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Court records show the victim proceeded to send the 34-year-old messages over Facebook during the following days apologizing to him and saying how lost she was without him.
A fire devastated Jones’ trailer on Hoover Road just hours before police planned to execute a search warrant. Police officials said potential evidence, like bedding, computers and cellphones were all destroyed in the early morning fire.
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Falls Fire Marshal Rich Dippilitto recently said the cause of the fire was “undetermined.” The fire is believed to have started in the area of the dryer, he said.
Police Lt. Hank Ward said no other girls have come forward with claims against Jones.
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The 34-year-old father of two remains in county jail on $2 million bail.
