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Soccer Coach Arrested For Allegedly Spending Thousands In District Money At Strip Club

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A Texas soccer coach, J.D. Bales, was arrested for allegedly spending over $5,000 of district money at a Houston strip club using a school district credit card.

Despite initially denying the charge was fraudulent, an investigation proved otherwise.

Bales resigned as a middle school special education teacher following an investigation into allegations of misconduct regarding the use of district funds. (Trending: Transgender Actor ‘Purposefully Misgendered’ By Airline Employee)

Bridgeport Police Chief Steve Stanford said, “During the investigation, which included information that Bales had formerly claimed the charge was fraudulent (with both the school and the financial institution), investigators discovered evidence indicating a criminal offense occurred.”

“Bales eventually submitted payment for the charge,” continued Stanford.

“However, due to the overwhelming evidence in the case (most importantly the case involved taxpayer money), I believed it was prudent to submit the case to the Wise County District Attorney,” added the chief.

Bridgeport Independent School District Superintendent Dr. Amy Ellis said they were investigating “allegations of misconduct regarding the use of district funds.”

“[Bales] resigned from both his coaching position and his role as a [special education] teacher at Bridgeport Middle School [Sept. 8],” said Ellis, adding it was “in the best interest of Bridgeport ISD and the athletic program.”

In addition, six players under Bales’ leadership were arrested on a misdemeanor charge of personal hazing.

Chief Stanford reported that the investigation, “revealed that over the 2022-23 soccer season, several upperclassmen (players) were involved in the hazing initiation of underclassmen, described as ‘de-pantsing.’”

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