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FORMER YOUTH FOOTBALL COACH FACING RAPE, OTHER SEX CRIMES, PROSECUTOR SAYS
October 21, 2020
Jared Goffinet
Fox 19
MASON, Ohio (FOX19) – The former youth football coach facing a felony rape charge and more turned himself in on Tuesday.
Eric Schmidt is accused of having sexual contact with two girls, who were both under the age of 13 when the crimes happened, according to Prosecutor David Fornshell.
The two victims were described as “acquaintances” of Schmidt and his family, the prosecutor explained.
These crimes happened in April of 2015 and September of 2019 in Mason, Fornshell said.
The victim and family from the 2015 crime did make a