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JOHNSON COUNTY SOCCER CLUB FOUNDER PLEADED GUILTY TO SEX CRIME AGAINST TEEN PLAYER
August 12, 2020
Kate Bernard
Kansas City
After the founder of a Johnson County soccer club was accused of inappropriately touching a teenage girl he coached, he pleaded guilty to a sex crime and stepped aside from running the club.
The founder’s wife is now running the club and telling players and their parents the allegations against him were lies. But the teenage girl and her mother say others need to know the truth.
Jason Cummins, 37, had coached the teen since she was 9 years old. Last year, he allegedly touched her without her