Former Virginia soccer coach charged with having sex with 17-year-old player
A former Virginia soccer coach is accused of sexually exploiting a teenage boy on her team in a months-long relationship that allegedly began when he was 17, according to police and court records.Shannon Rebekeh Meyyar, 47, was charged with four counts of taking indecent liberties with a minor following an investigation by law enforcement officers.She allegedly carried on a clandestine affair with the 17-year-old student for two to three months, beginning in February 2019, while working as a soccer coach at Williamsburg Christian Academy in Virginia.The victim revealed to law enforcement that Meyyar had contacted him through social media, said court papers.Some of the alleged sexual encounters took place inside Meyyar’s home, while others occurred in her car at the end of a dead-end road in James City County, according to WAVE.com.The allegations surfaced nearly seven years later, after police received a tip Tuesday.“The tip came in on Tuesday, and immediately afterwards, our detectives launched an investigation,” police public information spokeswoman Patty Schlosser told The Post.“What they found led to them to arrest Meyyar on Thursday.”Williamsburg Christian Academy confirmed that Meyyar had worked as an independently contracted co-ed soccer coach during the 2019 season.
She also coached intermittently during the 2022-23 and 2023-24 seasons, the school said.“WCA is fully committed to cooperating with law enforcement in this matter,” the school said in a statement.Morning Report delivers the latest news, videos, photos and more.
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Never miss a story.Meyyar acknowledged the seriousness of the allegations when interviewed by police but did not deny them, WAVY reported.Meyyar is currently being held without bond at the Virginia Peninsula Regional Jail.
The Police Department said that the investigatio...