Bail Set At $2M For South Philadelphia Coach Accused Of Molesting Boys
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - Bail has been set at $2 million dollars for 37-year-old Lou Spadaccini, a popular South Philadelphia baseball coach accused of molesting some of the boys who played for him.
Spadaccini waved a preliminary hearing, which means we won't hear any testimony until the trial begins. However, in laying out the case for a high bail amount, Assistant D.A. Branwen McNabb gave a graphic description of the crimes Spadaccini is accused of committing against two boys.
"In a nutshell, the defendant is accused of providing minor children, ages 13 and 14, with alcohol, drugging them without their knowledge with Xanax and in some of the cases, performing sexual acts and forcing the child to perform sexual acts," McNabb explained.
Spadaccini, the baseball coach at Neumann-Goretti High School, faces Involuntary Deviant Sexual Intercourse, Unlawful Contact with a Minor and other offenses.
Defense attorney Tariq Karim el-Shabazz says his client is innocent and has been blindsided by the allegations.
"I can't even begin to tell you what direction we're gonna go in with respect to this case because we don't know what they're talking about. You know when you heard those allegations for the first time? We did too."
Reported By Paul Kurtz, KYW Newsradio
