A Duluth youth basketball coach and referee is accused of sexually assaulting two pre-teen girls.
Wendell Anthony Greene, 36, is charged in State District Court in Duluth with one count of first-degree criminal sexual conduct, which included sexual penetration, and three counts of second-degree criminal sexual conduct.
If found guilty, the guideline sentence for first-degree criminal sexual conduct is 12 years in prison.
According to his Facebook page, Greene said he coached and refereed in the Salvation Army Rookie Basketball Association from 2008 through this season. He wrote that he also coached seventh-grade East girls in 2007-08, sixth-grade Hermantown girls in 2009 and Duluth Amateur Youth Basketball Association from 2010-12.
A message sent to Greene on his Facebook page seeking comment wasn?t answered Monday.
One victim told a Duluth police investigator, who interviewed her at the First Witness Child Resource Center, that Greene used to be her basketball coach and then turned into kind of an ?uncle.?
When interviewed by police, Greene denied the specific acts the girls alleged, but said he apologized if any of his actions toward the girls was inappropriate. He was unable to explain why the victims would make such accusations.
Bail was set at $75,000 and Greene was ordered to have no contact with anyone younger than 18. His next court appearance is scheduled for July 6.
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