Southern Illinois Football Coach Arrested on Criminal Sexual Abuse Charges

Carterville assistant football coach arrested in Pontiac on criminal sexual abuse charges

John Wakey, an assistant football coach and teacher at Carterville High School in Southern Illinois, was arrested Thursday in Pontiac on nine counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse.

Southern Illinois football coach arrested on criminal sexual abuse charges

The charges – alleging abuse to at least eight students from 2013 to 2015 — stem from a tip the FBI first received in 2024.

Carterville teacher indicted on nine felony sexual abuse charges

Williamson County authorities said Friday that eight potential victims have been identified in an investigation involving former Carterville educator and coach John "Jake" Wakey, who faces multiple felony charges tied to alleged abuse involving students more than a decade ago.

Former Carterville football coach indicted on 9 sex abuse charges involving minors, sheriff says - KBSI FOX23 News Cape Girardeau News

CARTERVILLE, Ill., (KBSI) — A former Carterville Community Unit School District 5 teacher and football coach has been indicted as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged inappropriate conduct involving students, according to the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff Jeff Diederich said 49-year-old John ‘Jake’ Wakey was indicted Thursday on nine counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse involving minors allegedly connected to the Car…

Carterville assistant football coach arrested on criminal sexual abuse charges

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