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A Virginia highschool soccer coach who mysteriously disappeared final week throughout an undefeated season went lacking as he was being investigated for little one porn and soliciting a minor.
Travis Turner, a bodily training instructor and head soccer coach at Union Excessive Faculty, went lacking Thursday as cops had been headed to his Appalachia residence as a part of an investigation.
The 46-year-old married father is now thought-about a fugitive. He’s needed on 5 counts of kid pornography and 5 counts of utilizing a pc to solicit a minor, Virginia State Police mentioned in an replace Tuesday.
Police are actively looking for Turner utilizing search and rescue groups, drones and Ok-9s.
Further fees are pending, and the investigation stays ongoing, authorities added.
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Turner, the top coach of the Union Excessive Faculty Bears, went lacking as his group was making ready for a playoff recreation. Regardless of his absence, the group remained triumphant, now with an undefeated 12-0 season.
Turner had been the top coach on the public highschool in Large Stone Hole, Virginia, since 2011.
In a since-deleted Fb put up, Turner’s spouse, Leslie Turner, wrote that he was “lacking and that’s all we all know,” KTVU reported.
Authorities arrived at Turner’s residence in Appalachia, a city of lower than 2,000 individuals, as “a part of the early levels of an investigation,” to not arrest him.
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Nonetheless, as police had been headed to the residence, they had been advised that he had left that location.
Turner was final seen sporting a grey sweatshirt, grey sweatpants and glasses, Virginia State Police mentioned.
Virginia State Police and the Bureau of Felony Investigation are actively looking for Turner.
