Crime & Safety

Coach Allegedly Exchanged Nude Photos with 15-Year-Old Girl

The Ansonia man turned himself in on a warrant last Wednesday.

A 30-year-old tumbling coach turned himself in to Monroe Police December 14 on a warrant for allegedly exchanging nude photos of himself with one of his 15-year-old female students.

Manuel Batson, who rented a space at  in Brookfield, was charged with risk of injury and impairing the morals of a minor. He was released on $25,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in court in Bridgeport on December 22.

This arrest follows an investigation of a complaint filed with the in November of 2011.

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