Cabrillo baseball coach arrested for alleged statutory rape of student
The suspect was identified by Long Beach police as 34-year-old Gabriel Vigil.
Long Beach police arrested a Cabrillo High School baseball coach on suspicion of sexually assaulting a student off campus, the department announced Friday.
The LBPD identified the suspect as Gabriel Vigil, 34, of Long Beach, an alumnus of Cabrillo who took over the baseball program earlier this year, according to the562.org.
Vigil is accused of sexually assaulting a female teen Cabrillo student off-campus, police said. Vigil, "who is no longer employed" by the district, also was working as a substitute groundskeeper at the high school, a Long Beach Unified School District spokesperson said in an email Friday.
"We remain committed to maintaining a safe and supportive learning environment for all students and staff," the district spokesperson said, adding that no further details would be released due to student and personnel matters being confidential.
Vigil previously was an assistant coach at Cabrillo for the 2014-15 season as well as an assistant coach at Mayfair and Bellflower high schools and El Camino College at different times over the past 13 years, according to his Linkedin account. He also was an assistant coach and Director of Baseball Operations at the University of Charleston in West Virginia.
A Cabrillo staff member reported the alleged assault on July 1, according to the LBPD.
Police say they immediately launched an investigation, identified Vigil as a suspect and arrested him Thursday at about 8:24 a.m. at his home.
Vigil was booked on one count of statutory rape, one count of arranging a meeting with a minor for lewd purposes and one count of contacting a minor to commit a felony, police said.
His bail was set at $100,000, according to authorities.
Police believe there may be additional unreported incidents and encourage any possible victims to contact Child and Elder Abuse Detective Jared Asato at 562-570-7321.
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