JOHNSTOWN MS COACH 

IN CENTRAL OHIO, A MIDDLE SCHOOL COACH HAS BEEN PLACED ON LEAVE FOLLOWING SEXUAL BATTERY ACCUSATIONS. 
A JOHNSTOWN MIDDLE SCHOOL TRACK AND WRESTLING COACH IS IN JAIL ACCUSED OF HAVING SEX WITH A STUDENT. 34-YEAR-OLD COREY ROSS IS IN THE FAIRFIELD COUNTY JAIL, CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF SEXUAL BATTERY. IN AN AFFIDAVIT, IT SAYS THE INCIDENT INVOLVED A STUDENT AT PICKERINGTON RIDGEVIEW JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL WHERE ROSS HAD PREVIOUSLY WORKED. HE RESIGNED FROM THAT SCHOOL IN APRIL 2023 AND THE ALLEGATIONS STARTED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2023. ROSS WAS LATER HIRED BY THE JOHNSTOWN MONROE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN OCTOBER 2024, BUT HE'S NOW ON UNPAID LEAVE.