Youth sports coach arrested amid allegations of assaulting a minor

A Southern California sports coach was arrested in Bakersfield on Thursday after a 14-year-old from Riverside alleged that he sexually assaulted her. He was arrested on multiple accounts of sexual assault of a minor, according to the Orange County Register, and booked in an Orange County jail. 

Training programs STARS SOCAL and STARS Preparatory Academy said they are cooperating with the Santa Ana Police Department because of their ties with Chris Flores, 37.

The Santa Ana police investigation found that some of the alleged assaults may have occurred at Calvary Chapel High School, which hosts a STARS Preparatory Academy training program. According to the Orange County Register, the girl was involved in the program and coached by Flores.

A 15-year-old girl from Irvine has made similar allegations. Flores was also arrested while coaching at Los Angeles’ Cathedral High School in 2009 but was found not guilty following a trial.