Mason, OHIO

At first we thought he must have been a 20-something.

June 12, 2008 - Michael J. Crotty, a longtime assistant coach for the boys basketball program at Mason High School, was in court today in connection with a “beer pong” party at his home in January. He was charged with knowingly allowing underage persons to remain at his residence while possessing or consuming alcohol."

Crotty was photographed at the party playing a drinking game called “beer pong” with the teenagers. The incident was first brought to the attention of the school district by members of Citizens For Accountability and Results in Education, the newspaper describes as, "a citizen group frequently at odds with the school board and administration. " [TT - We like em already.]

In beer pong, participants bounce ping pong balls into cups containing beer and drink from the cup in which the ball lands. Crotty is not a teacher.