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Nettles Denies Sex Abuse Charge

Former Wicomico High School football coach David Nettles took the stand in a Wicomico County Circuit courtroom yesterday in his child sex abuse case.  

He testified that he never inappropriately touched the alleged victim who was a teenager at the time of the alleged abuse.

The Salisbury Daily Times reports that he denied that he ever gave the alleged victim a deep tissue massage.

Nettles is facing two counts of child sex abuse.

His testimony stands in contrast to that from the now 29-year old alleged victim.

Seventeen, at the time, he told the jury that he got around 20-to-30 massages from Nettles, including some that he believed were inappropriate.

Nettles told the courtroom that he was “shocked” when he learned of the charges.  

The former coach said that he has been suspended but not fired from his job.

Now that all the evidence is in the jury is expected to hear closing arguments

Don Rush is the News Director at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.