Tim Parmeter Story Takes Odd Turn

I don't post all that much on here, so when I do get a hold of a story, I feel obligated to follow it through with updates. It's kinda weird because I've found myself following these strange stories, while ignoring others for no good reason. But I suppose that's what blogs are for. Anyway, a couple weeks ago I told you about Gary Parrish's great story on Tim Parmeter, coach of Eastern Arizona junior college. He was using coaching to cope with a horrible family tragedy where his ex-wife killed herself and their son and blamed the whole thing on him. Then I told you about Parrish's update on the story that Paremeter had been fired on allegations he had a relationship with a student. Well, as a reader passed along, the Eastern Arizona Courier has some more details on the investigation into the ordeal and, well, they aren't pretty.

The alleged victim first met Parmeter at the EAC gym and was invited to Parmeter's office along with a friend, according to police reports. Parmeter said he was going to give them a T-shirt.

The friend eventually headed back to the gym, leaving Parmeter and the victim alone in his office.

He kissed the girl on the mouth before she left the office, and that incident quickly escalated into a sexual relationship which was frequent in nature.

The girl, now 18 years old and a full-time student at EAC, was 16 years old when the sexual relationship began.

Parmeter and the girl started meeting several times a week and had sexual intercourse at his house and in his office.

Parmeter has denied the allegations. There were explicit e-mails found that were sent from Parmeter to the girl but he claims she gained access to his e-mail and sent them herself.

Jesus. Obviously the guy must be going through hell after what happened to his family, but if this is true it's completely indefensible. Sad story all around and even though Parrish's original piece was outstanding, it is certainly marred by these events. I guess this means the Lute Olson method of taking time off to deal with your personal issues may be the right strategy. Hope Parmeter gets his life together.