A sick Florida youth basketball coach was charged with molesting several kids during a disturbing sleepover — and offered to buy them from their parents for $5,000, according to reports.
Carl Lombardo, 58, who coached children at an Ocala Boys and Girls Club, allegedly molested several young boys at his home last month — and then refused to return one 15-year-old youngster to his parents, according to a report Monday by WCJB-TV News.
The creep even videotaped the boy as he wrote a note to his parents saying he wanted to stay at the coach’s house — a note cops said the boy was forced to write, the outlet said.
The accused child molester even offered to buy the children, telling the parents they were free to call the cops because he had a spotless reputation and worked with local schools.
But when deputies from the Marion County Sheriff’s Office moved in and returned the kids to their homes on Aug. 31, the youngsters allegedly told them that Lombardo touched them inappropriately and took nude pics — prompting the department to launch an investigation.
They later found child porn images on his cell phone, the outlet said.
Last week, Lombardo was charged with nine counts, including possession of child porn, molestation of children under 16 years old and human trafficking, according to online records.
Meanwhile, Lombardo’s neighbors told WCJB they always suspected there was something off about him.
“You could feel the vibe off him,” neighbor Vanessa Velez told the station. “My husband from day one said it — he seems like a creep.”
Lombardo is being held without bail.
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