(08/05/08 - Initial BBT Report)
Joshua Joseph Long, 30, girls’ basketball coach at East Newton High School in Granby, Missouri has been charged with second-degree statutory rape of a 16-year-old female.
Long who was only recently hired by the school district has resigned in the wake of his arrest. The upcoming season would have been his first.
It is alleged that Long has sex with the girl in the kitchen of his home on June 12th.
It is reported that when initially questioned by police, Long denied sexual contact with the girl but subsequently admitted to having sex with her three times at his home.
The girl reportedly told investigators that she and Long had been exchanging text messages about having sex before she went to his home for the first sexual encounter.
Reportedly Long and the girl exchanged nude pictures via cellphone.
Webmaster’s note: Age of consent in Missouri is 17-years-old.
08/22/08 - More Charges and a Not Guilty Plea
On Monday, prosecutors amended the complaint against Joshua Long adding two additional counts of statutory rape. The new charges allege sexual encounters between Long and the alleged victim in the month of May.
On Thursday Long entered a not guilty plea to all three counts.
A preliminary hearing for Long is reportedly scheduled for September 3rd.
10/10/08 - Case Update
Court records that the preliminary hearing for Joshua Long has been rescheduled to October 30th.
References:
Former coach faces more counts of statutory rape (08/22/08)
Ex-coach faces two more charges (08/21/08)
Additional Rape Charges Filed Against Former Girls Coach (08/21/08)
EN ?coach quits after rape charge (08/05/08)
Coach, charged with rape, resigns (08/04/08)
Probable Cause Affidavit and Charges
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October 11th, 2008 at 8:24 pm
Don’t delay put him away.
October 9th, 2008 at 1:15 pm
Maybe next year you’ll have to have one of the signs in your yards warning kids not to knock on the door. Don’t think you can keep putting off your trial date until then. And the young lady from our school, she looks like and is a young lady. She is in high school. Doesn’t take a brainy act to know that grown, adult, married, intelligent men shouldn’t have sex with high school kids. Hope your kids don’t grow up and become you.
October 8th, 2008 at 9:41 pm
What’s it like living on borrowed time Josh? Justice will be served and you will get everything you deserve!! You still walk around with this arrogance about you. . .don’t you get it? Everyone is pointing, whispering and some are even laughing! You’ve made a joke out of yourself. And if you really truly cared about your family, you wouldn’t put them through this. Due your time, get out of town and let your family move on with their lives. We don’t want a sex offender (THAT’S YOU) in our neighborhood, at our church or around our kids!
October 3rd, 2008 at 11:18 am
Interesting how for someone who has claimed to be so innocent (even after written and video confession) and who voices that the trial date couldn’t come any quicker so that everyone can see just how innocent you are. . . you then have your attorney continue the preliminary hearing for 4 more weeks. What seems to be the problem Josh? What are you scared of? I think you and everyone else know what there is to be scared of and you know just how this outcome will play out! Give it up, everyone you’ve lied to and who actually believes you will soon find out the truth about you and your destructive behavior!!
September 8th, 2008 at 7:21 pm
It should be clear to everyone…Josh is only concerned with himself. Do you think he is concerned about the wife, his baby,his step kids, the victim, his church, his family or the other children he is around? That answer would be NO…it’s all about Josh.
Josh, take a look at the conviction rate of the people on this website. Does it make you a little nervous? Does it give you a sick feeling in your stomach? I’m sure it does. Think of the feeling you will have when you see that big red “CONVICTED” banner above your picture. What are you going to say then? By the way, the ones that don’t get jail time are not the ones that confess and then plead not guilty. You were on the road to being forgiven, what made you change?
Why continue to torture these children and your family? It’s time for you to think of someone besides yourself.