Crime & Safety
LI Soccer Coach Sent Sexually Explicit Texts To Girl, 13: Police
He sent the sexually explicit messages to the 13-year-old in April, police say.
DIX HILLS, NY — A Long Island soccer coach was arrested Friday after he sent sexually explicit messages to a 13-year-old girl in April, police said.
According to Suffolk County police, Kyle Justin Bradbury, 27, of Long Beach, was arrested at 5:55 p.m. The girl’s mother called 911 on August 5 to report that her 13-year-old daughter had been sent sexually explicit messages from a soccer coach.
An investigation by Second Precinct crime section officers and detectives determined that Bradbury sent inappropriate messages to the minor in April; he was arrested and charged with attempted use of a child in a sexual performance; third-degree criminal solicitation; and endangering the welfare of a child, police said.
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He was held overnight and was scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on Saturday, police said.
Detectives are asking anyone with additional information, or who might have been a victim, to call the Second Squad at 631-854-8252.
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