Russell Otis
COMPTON -- Former Dominguez High basketball coach Russell Otis was convicted Tuesday of child molestation, requiring him to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life. Otis was acquitted on felony grand theft and forgery charges.
A Los Angeles County Superior Court jury deadlocked 10-2 in favor of conviction on a charge of meeting for a lewd purpose, a felony, said Deputy District Attorney Angela Brunson.
The jury deliberated for 10 days before convicted Otis, 47, of misdemeanor child molestation.
Brunson said prosecutors have not decided whether to retry him on the felony count of making unwanted sexual advances to a male under 18 on Aug. 30, 2008.
The jury found Otis not guilty of forgery and of receiving a stipend of more than $2,000 as a golf coach, even though Dominguez High has no golf program.
Otis returns to court Dec. 1 for pretrial conference. Otis remains free on bail.
A Los Angeles County Superior Court jury deadlocked 10-2 in favor of conviction on a charge of meeting for a lewd purpose, a felony, said Deputy District Attorney Angela Brunson.
The jury deliberated for 10 days before convicted Otis, 47, of misdemeanor child molestation.
Brunson said prosecutors have not decided whether to retry him on the felony count of making unwanted sexual advances to a male under 18 on Aug. 30, 2008.
The jury found Otis not guilty of forgery and of receiving a stipend of more than $2,000 as a golf coach, even though Dominguez High has no golf program.
Otis returns to court Dec. 1 for pretrial conference. Otis remains free on bail.
