Simi Valley Excessive College assistant basketball coach arrested on suspicion of lewd acts with a minor

A newly employed assistant highschool basketball coach was arrested in Simi Valley on Thursday on suspicion of partaking in sexual acts with two underage ladies, officers stated.

Jabari DeShields, 36, allegedly met the victims at an area enterprise outdoors of faculty hours, the Simi Valley Police Division stated in a assertion.

DeShields had been not too long ago employed as an assistant walk-on boys basketball coach for Simi Valley Excessive College this faculty 12 months, stated Jake Finch, spokesperson for Simi Valley Unified College District.

As a walk-on coach, DeShields didn’t maintain a category on the faculty.

He was booked at Ventura County Jail on suspicion of 5 felony counts of lewd acts on a minor aged 14.

Simi Valley police grew to become conscious of the allegations when a mandated reporter alerted officers to the allegations, based on a assertion.

In accordance with Simi Valley police, the 2 victims had been enrolled at Simi Valley Unified College District on the time of the alleged conduct, however the victims weren’t enrolled on the faculty the place DeShields was employed.

He was positioned on depart when district officers have been notified of the legal investigation, Finch stated.

Officers didn’t launch info on the victims, however stated one in all them is enrolled with the varsity district’s unbiased research program. The second sufferer is just not at the moment a SVUSD scholar.

DeShields was being held in Ventura County jail in lieu of $120,000 bail, based on jail data. He was scheduled to look in court docket Monday.