Coach Put on Leave Following Arrest
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Russell Otis, boys’ basketball coach at Compton Dominguez High, has been put on paid administrative leave by the Compton Unified School District following his arrest Thursday, a school district spokesman said.
Otis, 38, was arrested Thursday morning by detectives with the Family Crime Bureau of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and was booked on suspicion of sexual battery and suspicion of sodomy and oral copulation with a person under age 18. Otis posted bond for bail of $100,000 and was released from the Sheriff’s Department’s Carson substation Thursday night.
On the advice of an attorney, Otis chose not to talk to police Thursday night, said Sgt. Jaime Baltazar of the Family Crime Bureau. Baltazar said the investigation is continuing.
Fausto Capobianco, communications director for the Compton school district, said Dominguez assistant coaches are overseeing the nationally recognized basketball program while Otis is on leave.
Otis led Dominguez to six consecutive Southern Section titles and four of the last five Division II state championships.
Last season, the Dons finished the season with a 35-2 record and were ranked No. 1 in several national polls.
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