MILWAUKEE, WI (MetroSource-WSAU) – A high school basketball coach in Milwaukee is facing charges for allegedly sharing nude photos of women with a group of teenage boys on Facebook Messenger. He’s been identified as 29-year-old James White. Milwaukee Public Schools has the assistant coach at Hamilton High School on unpaid leave pending the outcome of the court proceedings.
Authorities say the photos were discovered by a parent when they popped up on the family’s shared tablet computer. The parent took screenshots of the photos and went to police. At least one of the pictures showed White interacting with a partially-clothed woman.
22 members of the boys freshman basketball team were part of a private Facebook group. White had initially denied the account was his, and then reportedly confessed to police when questioned a second time earlier this month.
Several students denied seeing the pictures and supported White when questioned by police.
White made an initial court appearance on Saturday. He will be back in court for a preliminary hearing on February 27.
