Texas softball coach wanted for sex assault found dead

THE WOODLANDS, Texas --A high school softball coach suspected of having a sexual relationship with one of the players on his team has been found dead,reports CBS affiliate KHOU.

Police say Richard Jorgensen was found in Port Arthur, Texas, dead from an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Investigators had been searching for Jorgensen on a warrant for sexual assault of a child.

It is not clear how long Jorgensen and the student had a relationship, or how authorities learned of it.

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