CALIFORNIA
Daily Breeze
By Larry Altman, Daily Breeze
POSTED: 06/03/15
A South Bay assistant basketball coach recently named head coach of the girls team at West High School in Torrance was arrested today on suspicion of raping one of his former players, police said.
Timothy Lucas, 32, of Cypress was taken into custody at Manhattan Beach Middle School, where he worked as an instructional assistant, police and school officials said.
Detectives released few details of the allegations against Lucas, but said the forcible rape occurred at a Hermosa Beach residence about 18 months ago. …
According to police, Lucas is a girls basketball coach who worked for several South Bay schools, including Mira Costa High School in Manhattan Beach, Manhattan Beach Middle School and Bishop Montgomery High School in Torrance.
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