Charges: Blaine coach had sex with player
A Blaine High School girls assistant basketball coach was charged today with criminal sexual conduct with a 14-year-old player.
Jenessa Diamond White, 20, faces two felonies after police discovered her unclothed with the 14-year-old girl in a car parked in a Blaine city parking lot on Tuesday.
The 14-year-old told police that she and White had a "dating" relationship, according to the criminal complaint. She said they'd had sexual experiences in the past.
A spokesperson for Blaine High School said White was hired as an assistant coach on Nov. 14, 2011. Her contract ended on March 17 with the close of the basketball season.
White was released on $10,000 bail with a condition that she not contact the victim.
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