Calvin Cook, 37, is the head coach of the girls’ soccer team of Cherokee Bluff High School in Flowery Branch, Hall County, Georgia, United States. He also teaches physical education at Cherokee Bluff Middle School in Flowery Branch.
On August 1, 2018, the Hall County School District hired Cook. While employed by the district, he allegedly molested a child under 10 years old.
On April 7, 2021, a girl spent the night at Cook’s family home. That night, he allegedly pulled her pants down and touched her genital and thigh area.
On April 24, 2023, the Flowery Branch Police Department informed the Hall County School District of the allegations against Cook. The district promptly placed him on leave with pay pending further investigation.
When the allegations came out, Cook and his family and friends were “in absolute shock”, his lawyer Graham McKinnon told the Gainesville Times. The lawyer said Cook’s character and reputation have been “outstanding and beyond reproach” throughout his life and teaching career and asked the community to “please withhold judgment at this stage in the process.”
On May 23, 2023, an arrest warrant against Cook was obtained. At around 11:00 a.m. on May 26, 2023, he turned himself in at the Hall County Jail in Gainesville, Hall County.
Cook was charged with one count of child molestation. He maintains his innocence, according to McKinnon.
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