Bail Set At $500K For Former Marietta Wrestling Coach Accused Of Sex Abuse

MARIETTA, GA -- A former Marietta wrestling coach was arraigned Wednesday in Pennsylvania on charges of child sexual abuse, Monroe County officials said. For more police news and updates on this and other stories in Cobb County, click here to get Patch's daily newsletter and free, real-time news alerts.

A $500,000 bail was set for 51-year-old Ron Gorman, who remains at the Monroe County Correctional Facility.

Gorman, a former East Cobb resident, was extradited to Pennsylvania after Cobb County Sheriff's deputies arrested him on March 3 on sex abuse charges. The case involved a youth, now 20 years old, in East Stroudsburg, Pa., where Gorman worked as a wrestling coach.

A second Pennsylvania victim came forward on March 6, prompting Pennsylvania State Police to bring additional charges against him, including indecent assault, corruption of minors and unlawful contact with a minor.

The second alleged victim, also a former wrestler now 20 years old, said that the abuses happened when he was 10 to 13 years old.

Pennsylvania authorities have uncovered similar allegations about Gorman that date back to the 1980s. Included in the claims is the revelation that Gorman used to go by the name "Ron Rarick" and was a martial arts instructor in the Stroudsburg area, records show.

Read more: Cobb mom says she alerted authorities about Gorman years ago

The second 20-year-old victim told Pennsylvania investigators that Gorman was his wrestling coach from 2006 to 2009, according to a criminal complaint obtained by Patch.

The alleged victim said that he grew close to Gorman's family and slept at his home on multiple occasions. In some instances, he and several children spent the night at Gorman's residence and on numerous occasions they would not have enough beds.

When Gorman's wife was not home, the alleged victim told police that he would sleep in the wrestling coach's bed with him, according to the document.

Gorman left Pennsylvania and got a job at Marietta's Pope High School and then Life University, where he was let go prior to the recent allegations against him.

Gorman is facing 369 charges in a widening sex abuse investigation sparked by complaints from a Cobb mother.

The 108 additional charges, added to the 261 he was already facing, brings to 369 the number of charges Gorman faces in separate child sex abuse allegations.

Authorities are continuing their investigation, as there may be more victims.

Pennsylvania authorities are asking that anyone with information contact Trooper Brian V. Noll at 570-839-7701.

Image courtesy of Cobb County Sheriff's Office