A man who coached young athletes in the Hudson Valley was found guilty of sexually assaulting and raping a child he coached during a 3 year period.

Tuesday in Westchester County Court a jury found 38-year-old Samuel Davis, of Mount Vernon guilty of 1st-degree criminal sexual act, seven counts of 2nd-degree rape, two counts of 2nd-degree criminal sexual act, and three counts of 3rd-degree rape, all felonies.

According to the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office, Davis engaged in repeated and long term sexual assaults of a child he coached between 2012 and
2015.

Mount Vernon Police became aware of the abuse in April of 2015, after rumors of the sexual relationship between the Smith, an assistant coach on a private track team,
and one of the children on the team began to spread throughout the community.

Officials say the unnamed child eventually told a relative of the defendant’s prolonged abuse of her.

The investigation then involved the Special Prosecutions Division of the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office, who worked with the Mount Vernon Police Department and the Westchester County Child Advocacy Center, to investigate the case.

The investigation revealed that the Smith also later served as a volunteer track coach at the girl’s high school in the Bronx.

Smith was remanded to Westchester County Jail. He’s scheduled to be sentenced on August 16. He faces 5 to 25 years in prison.

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