"A Virginia high school football coach who disappeared days before his undefeated team's playoff game is being sought on charges of possessing child sexual abuse material and using a computer to solicit a minor, Virginia State Police said Tuesday. Police said Travis L. Turner, 46, of Appalachia, Virginia, is wanted on warrants obtained Monday for five counts of each charge, adding that additional charges are pending as an investigation continues. They did not share details about what prompted the charges."
"Turner has been missing since Thursday, when state police special agents from a Bureau of Criminal Investigation office were sent to his home, not to arrest him but to talk to him as part of an investigation. As officers traveled there, they were notified that he was gone, police said. The subsequent search nearby has included drones, dogs and rescue teams, police said."
Travis L. Turner, 46, of Appalachia, Virginia, is wanted on warrants for five counts each of possessing child sexual abuse material and using a computer to solicit a minor, with additional charges pending. Turner disappeared days before his undefeated Union High School football team's regional final after agents from a Bureau of Criminal Investigation went to his home to talk as part of an investigation; officers were notified he was gone while en route. Searches nearby have used drones, dogs and rescue teams. Turner has been on administrative leave and is barred from school property and student contact; court records do not list an attorney.
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