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California officials announced Tuesday that a former United States softball president was arrested and later released on bond months ago on felony charges related to the sexual abuse of a minor.
John Gouvia, 61, of California’s Castro Valley, was arrested on April 14 on eight criminal charges. obscene acts with a child under the age of 14, the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office revealed Tuesday.
Gouvia was booked into the Alameda County Jail on an arrest warrant with $250,000 in bail in April, but he arranged a bond and was released the same day, the sheriff’s office said Tuesday, depending on the circumstances of his release. Refusing to provide further details.
Gouvia served for the National Governing Council for Girls’ Softball in the United States between 1991 and 2019, including extensive travel nationally and internationally as Commissioner of United States Softball. of northern california and the president of USA Softball, the sheriff’s office said. He also worked with Hayward Area Recreation and the Park District for 25 years until retiring as general manager in 2016.
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John Gouvia, 61, of Castro Valley, Calif., has been charged with eight serious charges of sexually assaulting a child under the age of 14.
(Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office)
“The victim involved in this arrest was not associated with USA Softball or the Park District and investigators are not engaging the organization,” the sheriff’s office statement said.
It was not immediately clear why officials made a statement about Gouvia on Tuesday. criminal charge The first was brought against him months ago.
USA Softball issued a statement of its own on Tuesday, stressing the organization learned of the allegations against Gouvia “through local media outlets for the first time today” and “through the US Center for SafeSport and the Sacramento County Child”. Have reported the allegations to Protective Services.”
“USA Softball has no independent knowledge of the allegations and is only aware of the information released in local media stories,” the sports governing body’s statement said. ,law enforcement authorities has stated that the allegations against the individuals are not related to any prior roles or activities related to USA Softball. The alleged conduct is contrary to and does not align with the mission and core values of United States Softball, which include developing and administering the sport while providing the best possible experience for all involved with the game of softball.”
USA Softball said the charges were brought against a former volunteer officer who has resigned from all positions in the organization and does not currently hold any role or responsibility with him.
USA softball too It stressed that it “will not tolerate abuse of any kind in its programmes.”
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The sheriff’s office said it is an active and ongoing criminal investigation. Any community members with information about this investigation are urged to contact the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office of the Child Abuse Bureau at (916) 874-5191 or Sacramento Valley Crime Stoppers (916) 443-HELP.