A man never stands so tall when he stoops to help a child.
A coach told me that a long time ago, words I took to heart during many fulfilling years of coaching and officiating youth sports.
That's why I cringed at the news that East Manatee tennis instructor Donald Kristen Gagnon was charged with nine counts of child pornography.
According to Richard Dymond's story in today's Herald, Gagnon taught tennis to children and adults on a court at his home off Caruso Road.
Contended neighbor Candace Soehnel, "He had kids over there seven days a week."
Another neighbor expressed alarm about parents dropping off their children at Gagnon's tennis academy.
"You go to someone's home who is single and see there is no accountability. How could this happen?" Vern Suttle said.
The Manatee County Sheriff's Office hasn't determined whether local children are depicted in the photos found in Gagnon's laptop.
Gagnon bonded out and will have his day in court as an investigation continues.
If someone entrusted with coaching kids in our county is convicted of possessing child pornography, that's repulsive.
It demeans and violates what so many coaches, especially volunteers, stand for:
Helping kids.
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
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