April 18, 2008 - James Cruz, 29, an Alamogordo High School coach, was arrested on five counts of having sex with a minor and three counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor for a sexual relationship with a player.
Police said they received information from the school district that a coach may have had a sexual relationship with a member of one of the teams he coached. Police followed up with an investigation that resulted in Cruz's arrest.
He had coached the soccer team since 2003. Cruz was a part-time employee and did not teach at the school.
Full Name: James Javier Cruz
Friday, April 18, 2008
Alamogordo, NEW MEXICO
