Ex-Marietta Coach Hit With New Child Sex Charges in Cobb

MARIETTA, GA -- Cobb County authorities have brought new charges against a Marietta man facing more than 500 charges related to sexual abuse of two boys in Pennsylvania, Patch has learned. Ron Gorman, a former coach who worked around teen boys at Life University and Pope High School, is accused of molesting a 14-year-old boy in Cobb seven years ago, according to news reports.

Gorman, 51, has been in a Pennsylvania jail since he was arrested at his Marietta home in March 3 and extradited up north to face charges related to the two boys.

The charges stem from Gorman's time in the Stroudsburg area as a youth wrestling coach from 2006 through 2009. One former athlete who is 20 years old now claims that Gorman started a five-year sexual relationship with him when he was 10 years old. A second alleged victim also went to authorities with similar allegations.

A new warrant in Cobb County alleges that in July 2010, Gorman became involved with a Pennsylvania boy, luring him to his Marietta home on the pretense of getting a massage “then [he] would transition to giving the victim oral sex,” according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Gorman also asked the boy to reciprocate, the AJC reports, citing the warrant.

Gorman is facing 515 charges related to his relationships with the two teenage boys, according to new documents obtained by Patch from Pennsylvania authorities.

Patch has reached out to Marietta authorities for comment and the warrant, but has not heard back at this time.

Law enforcement officials widely believe that more former athletes could come forward, especially in Cobb.

Gorman, who faces a combined 515 charges, is being held on a $1 million bond.

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