Coach Assaults Kid On Opposing Team At Soccer Match In Union County: Police

ROSELLE, NJ — A youth soccer coach was arrested for assaulting a player on the opposing team during a match at Warinanco Sports Center in Roselle, Union County officials said.

Gustavo Rosas Plata, of North Plainfield, was charged on Nov. 18 with fourth-degree simple assault (in the presence of a child under 16 years of age at a school or community-sponsored youth sports event) in connection to a game he coached for North Plainfield Soccer Elite.

The alleged assault came from a report that was filed on Oct. 19 that said Plata kicked a player from Elizabeth Youth Soccer after they fell on the ground while making a play near the sideline that day.

The Union County Police Department arrested Plata after they conducted interviews, reviewed video, and analyzed victim and witness statements from the game.

He was processed and released. A date in superior court is yet to be determined.

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