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Garland Police Boxing Gym Coach Arrested on Child Sexual Assault Charges

A 42-year-old coach at the Garland Police Boxing Gym has been arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a 15-year-old Garland ISD student. The gym has been temporarily closed as police investigate.

Garland Police Boxing Gym Coach Arrested on Child Sexual Assault Charges

GARLAND, Texas — A coach at the Garland Police Boxing Gym has been arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a 15-year-old Garland ISD student, according to Garland Police.

Agenis Apdul Santos, 42, was taken into custody at his residence on Wednesday, Nov. 11, after a school resource officer was contacted by school staff around 7 a.m. that morning regarding a student's report of an alleged sexual assault at the student's home.

Following an investigation, police identified Santos as having engaged in inappropriate sexual contact with the juvenile. He has been charged with indecency with a child by contact and sexual assault of a child, both second-degree felonies.

Santos had been employed as a coach at the Garland Police Boxing Gym prior to his arrest. Police confirmed he is no longer associated with the program and was not employed by the department. The gym will be temporarily shut down while the investigation continues.

Authorities said the juvenile victim was not a member of the boxing gym. The identity of the victim and the specific nature of the alleged assault have not been made public.

Santos is being held at the Garland Detention Center. His bond has not been set.

Police are urging any parent who believes their child may have been victimized to contact the Garland Police Department at (972) 485-4840.

The investigation is ongoing.

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