Torrance Unified was dealing Wednesday with yet another wrestling coach accused of sexually molesting a minor.
North High School wrestling coach Matthew Bautista, 30, arrested Oct. 14, was arraigned Oct. 18 - and parents said they were just finding out about the arrest Wednesday.
Bautista was charged with nine counts of unlawful sexual intercourse and oral copulation of a minor, and one count of distributing porn with a 16-year-old girl, according to the Los Angeles District Attorney's office.
Torrance police believe he had an ongoing relationship with the girl.
The revelation of the charges came as a shock to students and parents at North High School where Bautista had been employed for the last four years.
His arrest came one day after another coach - Thomas Snider from Torrance High School - was found guilty of 37 counts of lewd acts and child molestation.
Snider molested more than two dozen teens during his tenure.
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Attorneys for the victims in those cases also represented the 16-year-old girl in Bautista's case.
The attorneys alleged that Torrance Unified School District officials knew about the allegations and did nothing to stop the accused.
Parent say they are upset that they haven't received any notice from the district for the past two weeks.
"This is my second son that's gone to this school and it's the first I've ever heard of two incidents involving wrestling coaches, so it goes to show how they communicate with parents, I guess. Not so good," Parent Guy Mato said.
Torrance Unified School District released a statement, relaying the district had no knowledge of prior allegations against Bautista.
"North High School assistant walk-on wrestling coach, Mathew Bautista, was arrested on Friday, October 14, 2016. TUSD immediately released Bautista (on 10/14/16) from his walk-on coach duties with the District as soon as we were notified by the Torrance Police Department that they would be arresting him. Bautista was hired as an assistant walk-on coach in August 2012," a district spokesperson said in a statement.
District officials also told NBC4 that as a result of both coaches being charged with sexual misconduct, it has not changed any of its hiring practice, sticking only to what is required in the California code.
Editor's Note: This article has been corrected. On 10/26/16 we reported that police were investigating Matthew Bautista for nine months before he was arrested. That information was incorrect. Police tell us they first were notified about the allegations on October 14th. We apologize for the error.
