A volunteer high school basketball coach in North Carolina has been arrested after allegedly engaging in sexual activity with a student, according to the local sheriff’s office.
“The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office, The Town’s Office, would like to thank everyone involved in helping to eliminate a predator from our community and save our most precious asset, our children. This incident is a true testament that we are better, stronger, and safer together,” Forsyth County Sheriff Bobby F. Kimbrough, Jr. said in a Facebook post about the arrest.
Brandon Lamont Mock, 37, was taken into custody Wednesday after a school resource officer at Robert B. Glenn High School in Winston-Salem received a tip Monday that Mock was sending inappropriate text messages to a minor, according to the sheriff’s office.
The school resource officer brought the matter to the attention of investigators, who gathered more information and obtained charges.
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North Carolina suspect Brandon Lamont Mock was arrested this week and charged with four counts of felony sexual activity with a student.
(Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office)
On Wednesday night, Mock turned himself in at the sheriff’s office. He was charged with four felony counts of sexual activity with a student.
Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office vehicle.
(Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office/Facebook)
Mock was not an official employee of the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County School District, but instead worked as a volunteer. The school district provided Fox News Digital with a news release saying Mock had been a volunteer for the men’s basketball team since 2021 and will no longer work with the district.
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Robert B Glenn High School in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
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“An allegation like this is deeply concerning and is always taken seriously by our staff,” Superintendent Tricia McManus said of the matter in the news release. “Immediate steps were taken to ensure this volunteer was removed from campus and will not be on any of our campuses in the future. Any adult behavior that is disruptive to our students will not be tolerated in Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools. We are charged with providing a safe environment for all of our students, and we take that very seriously.”
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Mock was given a $15,000 secured bond and released. He was scheduled to appear in court on Thursday.
The sheriff’s office told Fox News Digital on Thursday that the investigation is ongoing.
