CNN – A Virginia high school football coach who has been missing since last week is wanted on child pornography possession and other charges related to soliciting a minor, Virginia State Police announced Tuesday.
State police said they’d learned Thursday that Travis Turner, 46, was missing while they were headed to his home in Appalachia, a western Virginia town of fewer than 2,000 people, as part of an investigation they’d previously not released many details about.
After a dayslong search, state police announced the Union High School head football coach is wanted on five counts of possession of child pornography and five counts of using a computer to solicit a minor.
Ten warrants relating to the charges were obtained Monday, they said, without releasing further details about the allegations.
Before Turner’s disappearance, the football team he coached was undefeated and preparing for a playoff game. The team won that game without him on Saturday, advancing to the regional finals, two games away from a potential state championship, CNN affiliate WCYB reported.
Turner, also listed as a physical education teacher at the high school, was last seen wearing a gray sweatshirt, sweatpants and glasses, VSP said previously without sharing details about when or where he was last seen …
