Iowa youth basketball coach admits to sexually exploiting at least 400 boys

[Omaha Steve]

Source: Omaha World Herald-AP

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A prominent Iowa youth basketball coach faces potentially decades in prison after admitting to a yearslong pattern of sexually exploiting and abusing at least 400 minor boys, including former players, their friends and other young athletes.

Greg Stephen, 42, posed as girls on social media to trick the boys into making live videos masturbating. He secretly recorded them showering during trips to tournaments. And in some cases he recorded himself fondling nude players as they slept.

The massive scope of Stephen's abuse was revealed in a plea agreement filed Thursday after the former Iowa Barnstormers coach pleaded guilty to five counts of sexual exploitation of minors, one count of possessing child pornography and one count of transporting child pornography in federal court in Cedar Rapids.

Stephen's arrest in March shocked the basketball community in Iowa, where he had long helped lead the Adidas-sponsored traveling program for top youth players.

FULL story at link below photo.


Former Iowa Barnstormers coach Greg Stephen pleaded guilty Thursday to sexually exploiting minors and possessing and transporting child pornography.

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS


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This guy is creepy!

[bucolic_frolic]

1. Yuck!

I do not understand these sick dudes, nor do I fathom how they get away with it for so long. Anyone who served alongside him has eyes and ears. Someone saw or suspected something.

[alwaysinasnit]

6. I think you hit the nail on the head. Let's not forget about Rep. Jim Jordan and his denials

regarding his knowledge of sexual abuses by the team doctor at Ohio State. This is one more outrage that has fallen into obscurity with the constant scandals surrounding Republicons.

https://www.daytondailynews.com/news/state--regional-govt--politics/congressman-jim-jordan-knew-about-sex-abuse-former-wrestlers-say/lzfhebNU5mZ5WrRbfg3aFM/

[olegramps]

9. He is a prime example of what Republicans believe is a solid Heart Land American.

[MontanaMama]

2. 400 boys.

Does this pervert have children of his own? 400 boys. I can't get it out of my head.

[hibbing]

3. How horrible

I hope he gets sentenced to the maximum. 400 kids, I can't even imagine the repercussions that will have not only on those victims, but others in their families and future lives.


Peace

[truthisfreedom]

4. Ugh. How did he keep count? Did he keep a diary or something?

God, people are unbelievable.

[dalton99a]

7. "He had a hard drive containing folders named for 400 different minor boys"

[hatrack]

5. But but but . . . . Real America! Heartland Values!

I hope this fucking predator ends up under the jail.

[SpankMe]

8. Some people just never learn... n/t

[chowder66]

10. Jesus, how does he function? 400 boys? He must spend 99% of his time scheming and perpetrating. nt

[defacto7]

11. He got caught.

Considering he could get away with this for years and have so many victims, I wonder how many like him are out there that haven't been caught. I shudder to think.

[Blue_Tires]

21. It was compounded by the fact that he had one of the best elite youth teams in the state

So kids with dreams of playing big-time college basketball (and their parents) were literally banging down his door

[Wellstone ruled]

12. So the so called paper of record in Iowa

the Register ,left it to a Omaha Paper to post the story. Well,suppose Grassley ,Blum Ernst and King will call it a fake story.

[ToxMarz]

13. It was in the Des Moines Register

TEN days before the Omaha Paper

https://amp.desmoinesregister.com/amp/1581041002

Gotta give some credit due since they just endorsed ALL DEMOCRATS this cycle!

https://m.dailykos.com/stories/2018/10/14/1804282/-In-scathing-rebuke-of-GOP-Des-Moines-Register-endorses-every-Democrat-running-for-Congress-in-Iowa

[Wellstone ruled]

16. Okay,do not do the Registar as a daily or otherwise read.

But,growing up in the Mid West,news sometimes,most times travels a bit slow. Noticed the Register,as a Duer posted,fell out of bed with the Rethugs. Sure going to piss off the Whoppsie Relatives.

[ToxMarz]

17. I grew up here, left for 30+ years

Recently came back and it's exactly the same

[Wellstone ruled]

18. Went back home to North Western Wisconsin in August.

had not really paid that much attention since 1962,same families running the show and same families to poor to get out. Again first time in 15 years,only thing that changed was the Paint on a couple of houses and barns. Maybe the money in the cash registers,but that was about it. Freaking depressing to see,but what the heck,they kept voting for Walker and the real truth is right in their faces slapping the shit out of them.

[Blue_Tires]

20. From July

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/high-school/2018/07/12/greg-stephen-case-lies-nude-videos-boys-larry-nassar-problem-grassroots-basketball-iowa-barnstormers/774125002/

[leftyladyfrommo]

14. Coaches, priests and scout leaders

really need to police themselves carefully. Those jobs are prime targets for pedophiles looking for a good source of children.

[Flash953]

15. The Boy Scouts have a rule two adults at all times

My nephews scout troop has a rule that two adults must be present when they are with kids at a scouting event. At least Boy Scouts recognizes it as a problem and is addressing it. The rule has been around 10 years or so.

[Igel]

19. Demolay has a similar (national-level) rule.

It's more recent, but the "two adults" is added to "three people at all time, at least one adult." The old rule would have allowed one adult and two teens, but they probably figured that wouldn't pose a problem. Either way, they revised the rule.