MEDFORD, Ore. — A mother is making accusations against her son’s community basketball league. She says the coaches aren’t checked out before they’re allowed to be around kids.
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“I feel as if I’ve been lied to, I’ve been mislead at the expense of the safety of my child and everyone else’s,” Alicia Hintemeyer said.
It started as a confrontation at her son’s game with one of the coaches, Roman Lacey, which raised red flags for Hintemeyer.
She did some background checks of her own on Lacey, pulling up past charges which include DUII, open container in vehicle offense and driving while suspended. News10 confirmed those charges.
“It’s a feeling of absolute fear, what if, what if he drove my son to practice intoxicated, what if my child was hurt,” Hintemeyer said.
The Amateur Athletic Union says full background checks are mandatory for employees who have contact with children.
“I’m concerned there are other coaches that have slipped through the cracks and we don’t know what’s going on behind close doors,” she said. “I’m really here to advocate for the kids and the safety of our kids, it’s really important to me.”
The AAU said Lacey is the head of the Central Point division. News10 spoke with Lacey and he says he will be telling his side of the story Wednesday on News10.
