Youth football coach Gerrell Williams now facing criminal charges after striking pee wee football player

[Coyote Starrk]

A youth football coach in Georgia who was caught on camera striking a member of the U-9 team is facing criminal charges.

Video of the incident, which occurred Monday at the 2020 American Youth Football National Championships in Kissimmee, Florida, shows Savannah Gators coach Gerrell Williams slapping the child in the helmet. After yelling at his player, Williams struck him a second time with enough force that the child lost his balance and fell to the ground.

According to the incident report, the child's mother declined to press charges against Williams.

"The Osceola County Sheriff's Office along with our local state attorney's office have reviewed this case and the decision has been made that charges for child abuse will be filed, regardless of parent's decision not to press charges," Maj. Jacob Ruiz said in a statement Friday. "The actions of this person are despicable and there is zero tolerance when it comes to the abuse of a child."

Williams was banned from the league following the incident and fired from his job as a counselor in the Chatham County Sheriff's Office's detention center.

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Youth coach facing charges after striking player

According to the incident report, the child's mother declined to press charges against Gerrell Williams, but the Osceola County Sheriff's Office went ahead with them. "There is zero tolerance when it comes to the abuse of a child," it said.

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Fuck this piece of shit into infinity. I can't believe any same person would take pee wee football so seriously that they would actually abuse a child over it.

 

[capnjazz]

The mother declined to press charges? I'm sorry, what?

 

[Coyote Starrk]

The mother declined to press charges? I'm sorry, what?

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Yeah I didn't understand that either. What kind of parent doesn't press charges in a situation like this?

 

[SilentPanda]

Yeah I didn't understand that either. What kind of parent doesn't press charges in a situation like this?

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Under-nines football coach gets life ban for assaulting child during game News

A youth football coach has been banned for life after he hit a player during a game, sending the child to the ground. The coach, identified as Gerrel Williams by Yahoo Sports, was filmed striking one of his players twice at halftime of the game on Monday at the American Youth Football National...

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Why would the mother not press charges?!

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I think if your kid is playing in the Youth National Championship you're thinking he has a future in football, at least up to the college level and hey maybe even the pros!

If you're already planning that far ahead of your kids life to be based around football, I don't think you want to 'rock the boat' and worry your son won't be allowed to join teenage travel/development teams because the program thinks you will sue them or get them in trouble for justified reasons

Yeah it sucks, but it's likely about picking their battles

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[mattlikewhoa]

The mother declined to press charges? I'm sorry, what?

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I'm at a total loss for words... first if that was my child, you'd be bailing me out. And second, what parent wouldn't press charges against this absolute garbage tier human!?!

 

[Coyote Starrk]

Someone explained in my topic that was locked

Under-nines football coach gets life ban for assaulting child during game News

A youth football coach has been banned for life after he hit a player during a game, sending the child to the ground. The coach, identified as Gerrel Williams by Yahoo Sports, was filmed striking one of his players twice at halftime of the game on Monday at the American Youth Football National...

www.resetera.com

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Oh I had no idea there was a thread about it or that it was locked.


Does this one need to be closed?

 

[Slayven]

Good, he that baby like he was a grown ass man.

Someone explained in my topic that was locked

Under-nines football coach gets life ban for assaulting child during game News

A youth football coach has been banned for life after he hit a player during a game, sending the child to the ground. The coach, identified as Gerrel Williams by Yahoo Sports, was filmed striking one of his players twice at halftime of the game on Monday at the American Youth Football National...

www.resetera.com

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New news

 

[kmfdmpig]

CPS should at least have a conversation with the mom to see what her thought process is and why she's ok with her son being beaten.

 

[Doc Laserstein]

I'm not going to make excuses for what I did. I was wrong. I shouldn't have disciplined him in public, I should've waited until we got back.

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Yeah right, that's the lesson here motherfucker. I honestly have no words.

 

[Loud Wrong]

He doesn't regret what he did. He regrets that he did it where it could be recorded. Get fucked for life, asshole.

 

[CorpseLight]

Anyone who might see this post and think "Maybe he just lightly hit him on the side of the helmet or something" needs to watch the video. He has like full arm extension and hits this kid full force, twice.

 

[Neece]

Reminds me of this