PHILADELPHIA (PA)
Philadelphia Inquirer
By John P. Martin
Inquirer Staff Writer
After one season as head lacrosse coach at Lansdale Catholic High School, he was out, ostensibly after conflicts with players and an assistant.
Udinski thought his dismissal was unfair, one the school wouldn’t have considered for counterparts like veteran football coach Jim Algeo. So he launched a scheme to prove the point, authorities say.
Over seven months, Udinski allegedly sent anonymous e-mails to the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, claiming Algeo had solicited sex from a player and accusing the new lacrosse coach of sex assaults.
On Tuesday, Montgomery County prosecutors charged Udinski with harassment and stalking.
District Attorney Risa Vetri Ferman said his offenses were particularly galling because Udinski tried to manipulate a national spotlight on child-sex abuse in a vengeful bid to destroy reputations.
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