Dixie Heights High School alumni and educators with issues: Cassandra Elfers, Butler, Kentucky (arrested Jan 2012) Guilty: Sarah Jones, Edgewood, Kentucky (arrested Mar 2012) Cassandra Rose Elfers, 21, part-time assistant volleyball & basketball coach at Phillip Sharp Middle School, Pendleton County Schools, Butler, Kentucky, "charged ... with one count of first-degree sexual abuse involving a minor" Facebook: Cassie Rose Elfers Fox 19: NKY volleyball coach charged in sex abuse with student (Jan 18 2013) Cassandra 'Cassie' Elfers, 21, turned herself in to authorities Friday and is facing first degree sexual abuse charges. She is the part-time volleyball coach at Sharp Middle School in Butler. She also quit her full-time job as a waitress at Eduardo's Pizza and Subs in Falmouth last week. Elfers is accused of having a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old boy who played sports at Sharp Middle School. WFXG: NKY volleyball coach charged in sex abuse with student (Jan 18 2013) 19 Action News: NKY volleyball coach charged in sex abuse with student (Jan 18 2013) Tags:
WLWT: NKY middle school coach charged with sex abuse: Pendleton Co. schools launch investigation into rumors (Jan 18 2013) A part-time middle school coach has been charged with sexual abuse after rumors surfaced of an inappropriate relationship with a student. Officials with the Pendleton County School District said they became aware of the rumors Sunday and launched an investigation. State police arrested Cassandra Elfers, 21, on one count of first-degree sexual abuse. Elfers worked in a paraprofessional capacity as an assistant coach for the school's basketball and volleyball teams. According to her Facebook page, she has a baby daughter and graduated from Dixie Heights High School.
WCPO: NKY volleyball coach accused of having an inappropriate relationship with student (Jan 18 2013) Cassandra “Cassie” Elfers, a Pendleton County School District part-time volleyball coach, was behind bars Friday after she was arrested for allegedly having an inappropriate relationship with a minor. She was released from the Kenton County Detention Center around 7:30 p.m. after posting a $2,500 bond for Pendleton County charges.
Cincinnati.com: Coach accused of sex with student: Pendleton officials investigated rumors (Jan 18 2013) A part-time volleyball coach with the Pendleton County School District was arrested Friday for allegedly having a sexual relationship with a student. Cassandra Rose Elfers, 21, is charged with first-degree sexual abuse, a felony punishable by up to five years in prison ... School Superintendent Anthony Strong said his district became aware Sunday of rumors that a part-time coach may have been involved in an inappropriate relationship with a student. He said the district took immediate actions to make sure the coach had no further contact with the student. The district also forwarded the information to law enforcement authorities.
700 WLW: NKy Coach Charged with Sex Abuse (Jan 18 2103) A part-time volleyball coach for the Pendleton County School District was taken into custody on Friday. Police have charged 21-year-old Cassandra Elfers with sexual abuse, saying she had an inappropriate relationship with an underage teen boy.
Local 12: Pendleton County Coach Accused of Sexual Abuse (Jan 19 2013) Cassandra Elfers was taken to the Kenton County jail but had bonded out Friday. An official with the school district says an investigation was launched after rumors of a relationship with a student surfaced. Details about the allegations were not immediately available. We do know that Elfers has already been denied any contact with students. CW Cincinnati: Pendleton County Coach Accused of Sexual Abuse (Jan 19 2013)
MSNBC: NKY coach's attorney talks about sex abuse allegations (Jan 19 2013) A Northern Kentucky coach was charged with sexual misconduct, police said. Cassandra Elfers, 21, was a part-time volleyball coach at Sharp Middle School in Pendleton County. She also volunteered as an assistant boys’ basketball coach. Elfers boyfriend is the head coach.
WLWT: NKY coach's attorney talks about sex abuse allegations: Eric Deters is representing Cassandra Elfers (Jan 19 2013) Police said the victim is a 13-year-old boy. Eric Deters is representing [Cassandra] Elfers. “I assume this is going to be an allegation of inappropriate touching but I want everyone to know she did not have sex with this kid. She did not send text messages or sex pictures on a phone to his phone,” Deters said.
WKYT: Part-time coach charged with sex abuse in Pendleton County (Jan 19 2013) The Kentucky Enquirer reports that police arrested Cassandra Rose Elfers, 21, on Friday and charged her with sexual abuse. The newspaper reports Elfers could have an initial appearance in Pendleton District Court as soon as Tuesday.
WLKY: Volleyball coach arrested on sex abuse charge: Coach accused of having sexual relationship with student (Jan 19 2013) Cassandra Rose Elfers, 21, was arrested Friday on a sex abuse charge. Elfers is due in court Tuesday.
Examiner: Local part-time coach arrested for inappropriate relationship with a student (Jan 19 2013) State police arrested Cassandra Elfers, 21, on Friday and charged her with one count of first-degree sexual abuse involving a minor ... Police have charged her with a statute that forbids someone with supervisory powers such as a coach or teacher to have sexual relations with students under 18.
Local 12: New Information Emerges About Pendleton County Sex Abuse Case (Jan 18 2013) Attorney Eric Deters is representing [Cassandra] Elfers ... Deters says that Elfers coaches volleyball at Sharp Middle School. She has also helped coach basketball for a team at that school coached by her ex-boyfriend. The alleged victim plays on that basketball team coached by Elfers' ex-boyfriend. Deters said he's still trying to learn details about the allegations. "I think this is probably going to be one of those cases where there will be an allegation of inappropriate touching," he said. Deters also admitted that many things are still not clear and that he's still gathering information. We don't know what he (the victim) has said, if anything, to law enforcement. And we we don't know if what he has said is truth or not. But I can tell you this. If someone has said they had sex with her, they're lying," he said.
Note that the Daily Mail article suggests that Cassandra Elfers and Sarah Jones were working for the same school district when they were busted for having sex with students. This is incorrect. Sarah Jones was teaching at Dixie Heights High School in the Kenton County School District, Edgewood, Kentucky. Cassandra Elfers graduated from Dixie Heights High School but was working at the Phillip Sharp Middle School in the Pendleton County School District, Butler, Kentucky when the alleged offense occurred. UK Daily Mail: Volleyball coach, 21, 'had sex with student, 15 in same school district as Bengals cheerleader' (Jan 21 2013) A volleyball coach, 21, has been arrested for allegedly having sex with a 15-year-old student. Cassandra Rose Elfers, who works for Phillip Sharp Middle School of Pendleton County School District, is charged with first-degree sexual abuse, a felony punishable by up to five years in prison ... School Superintendent Anthony Strong told Cincinnati.com that his district became aware last Sunday of rumors that a part-time coach may have been involved in an inappropriate relationship with a student. They took immediate action to ensure no other contact was made between the student and coach and informed police.
Huffington Post: Cassandra Elfers, Middle School Volleyball Coach, Charged With Sex Abuse Of Student (Jan 21 2013) A middle school volleyball coach was arrested for allegedly having an inappropriate relationship with a 13-year-old student in Kentucky, LEX18 reported. Cassandra "Cassie" Elfers, 21, a part-time volleyball coach at Sharp Middle School in Pendleton County, turned herself in to authorities on Friday, Fox 19 reported, and now faces first-degree sexual abuse charges. Elfers' attorney Eric Deters told ABC 9 On Your Side that Elfers did not have sex with the student. He noted that Elfers was also a volunteer basketball coach for the team the 13-year-old boy played on. The coach she assisted was her boyfriend. "I assume this is going to be an allegation of inappropriate touching," Deters said to station LEX18.
Lex 18: Pendleton County Teacher Accused Of Having Inappropriate Relationship With Student (Jan 21 2013) Cassandra Elfers is accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a 13-year-old boy. She works as a part-time coach of the volleyball and basketball teams at Sharp Middle School in Pendleton County. Elfers has hired Eric Deters to represent her in court, who is the same lawyer who represented Bengals cheerleader Sarah Jones. Jones admitted to sleeping with an underage high school student. Deters doesn't think this case will be as complicated as Jones's case. "I assume this is going to be an allegation of inappropriate touching, but I want everyone to know she did not have sex with this kid," said Deters. "She did not send text messages or sex pictures on a phone to his phone."
Volleyball coach faces more sex charges Elfers faces additional two counts of first-degree sexual abuse and one count of distributing obscene material to a minor. http://news.cincinnati.com/article/...00182/Volleyball-coach-faces-more-sex-charges
Mansfield News Journal: Volleyball coach faces more sex charges (Mar 20 2013) Cassandra Rose Elfers, 21, was arraigned in Pendleton Circuit Court Wednesday on two counts of first-degree sexual abuse and one count of distributing obscene material to a minor. Elfers had previously been charged with one count of first-degree sexual abuse ... Elfers’ attorney Eric Deters said despite the additional charges, he expects Elfers will soon enter a plea in the case. “It’s my anticipation that this will be resolved,” Deters said. “My client wants to get this behind her.” Eric Deters, said Elfers did not have sex with the 13-year-old alleged victim, who was not among the students she coached in volleyball. “There was some misconduct,” he said.
Guilty PENDLETON COUNTY, Ky. — A former volunteer coach for Pendleton County Schools learned Wednesday that she will have to serve time for her relationship with a young boy. Cassandra Elfers, 21, was given a one year sentence for having sexual contact with a 13 year-old. She struck a plea deal in this case, agreeing to reduced charges after initially being indicted on sexual abuse charges. http://www.wlwt.com/article/former-school-coach-sent-to-prison-in-student-sex-case/3534942