A Coach’s Fall
Patrick Russell, a teacher and football coach at Saint Andrew’s School in Boca Raton, was taken into custody on federal charges related to child pornography.
According to the FBI, the investigation that began in Ohio uncovered that Russell used an encrypted messaging platform called Zangi under the alias “Jack C” to exchange illicit material.
Authorities say Russell, while posing as a school staff member, made sexual remarks about students and allegedly plotted to lure them into sending nude photographs.
The school removed Russell from its website and barred him from campus, cooperating fully with law enforcement as the case proceeds.
Federal prosecutors are poised to bring the matter before a grand jury as early as next week, underscoring the gravity of the allegations.