Coach Charged with Sexual Battery

Pine Forest High School Track Coach Charged With Sexual Battery

Escambia County Sheriff’s Investigators arrested a part-time track coach at Pine Forest High School today for allegedly sexually battering one of his students. Paul Lavell Jones, pictured below, was arrested after talking to investigators about an incident that
happened over the weekend involving a student.
According to the victim, he was picked up by Paul at his home around 10:00 p.m. on January 27, 2012. Paul then, during the course of the night, took the victim to several bars and nightclubs in the area and bought and provided the victim with
alcohol.
The victim told investigators that the next thing he remembered was waking up nude in a bed regurgitating. Paul then took the victim back to the victim’s home. The victim then told his mother what happened and complained of pain in his
genital and rectal area.
Investigators posed as the victim and engaged in a text message conversation with Paul using the victim’s phone. Investigators then made contact with Paul and through the interview and text messaging, were able to determine that a crime had occurred.

Paul was placed under arrest and charged with Sexual Battery and Giving Alcohol to a Person Under 21 years of Age and is being held under a $30,000.00 bond.