Former Southern California High School Coach Arrested for Alleged Sexual Misconduct with Minor

Former High School Coach Arrested for Alleged Sexual Misconduct

Jonathan Xavier Cabral, a 24-year-old for­mer assis­tant track coach from Fuller­ton, Cal­i­for­nia, has been arrest­ed on charges of sex­u­al mis­con­duct with a minor. 

The Lagu­na Beach Police Depart­ment announced the arrest, which took place on August 14, 2023.

Details of the Alleged Crime

Cabral, who pre­vi­ous­ly worked as a walk-on assis­tant track coach at Foothill High School in North Tustin, is accused of engag­ing in sex­u­al rela­tions with a 14-year-old girl. Accord­ing to police reports, the sus­pect alleged­ly met the vic­tim online before arrang­ing in-per­son meet­ings in Lagu­na Beach for “sex and oth­er lewd and las­civ­i­ous acts.”

Police Investigation and Charges

Detec­tives were noti­fied of the alleged inci­dents on July 27, 2023. At the time, Cabral was already under inves­ti­ga­tion. The arrest on August 14 result­ed in mul­ti­ple charges, including:

• Statu­to­ry rape
• Meet­ing with a minor for lewd purposes
• Pos­ses­sion of child pornography
• Var­i­ous oth­er relat­ed charges

Bail and Ongoing Investigation

Fol­low­ing his arrest, Cabral was released on a $100,000 bail. The Lagu­na Beach Police Depart­ment believes there may be addi­tion­al vic­tims who have not yet come for­ward. They are urg­ing any­one with infor­ma­tion to con­tact the authorities.

Importance of Reporting and Prevention

This case high­lights the crit­i­cal need for vig­i­lance in pro­tect­ing minors from sex­u­al preda­tors, espe­cial­ly in edu­ca­tion­al set­tings. It also under­scores the impor­tance of mon­i­tor­ing online inter­ac­tions between adults and minors.