The charges were filed on May 25th but the incident happened sometime prior since McVey was in Saginaw, Michigan for the Midwest Regional tournament that week. View the profiles of people named Pat Mcvey. Ask for Nik Bushell, Executive Director. The two then began to go out to eat together and hang out, according to court … VP Chris McDonough is an attorney He should be a key contact on background checks and SafeSport I would assume. A parent outraged that the school is keeping the staff member employed even though the victim attends school there sent the email to 5 On Your Side, but declined an interview, saying they feared their child could face retaliation if they speak out. A report this morning in the Post-Dispatch notes that Hugh Patrick Mcvey has been formally charged Thursday in St. Charles County Circuit Court with two counts each of statutory rape and statutory sodomy, and in St. Louis County with one count each of second-degree statutory rape and statutory sodomy. Until we see when the background check for the current season was submitted we won’t know why the original felony charges weren’t picked up. During the early years of Soccer, St. Louis was the Western outpost of the major Soccer regions, as immigrant communities brought their game to the major industrial center of the … Charges were changed from felony’s to misdemeanor at that point. The link to their email addresses is here — Board of Directors. Missouri Youth Soccer should be open about what happened and what steps are being taken to correct this apparent failure in the future. With a new attorney (Scott Rosenblum, who also defended Steve Stenger. McVey pleaded guilty to the lesser charges stemming from his 2019 arrest just this past February – so it would not have been captured on a background check until August of this year. — A former Lou Fusz Soccer Club coach was sentenced to five years of probation after pleading guilty Friday to molesting a 16-year-old player in St. Louis County. Given the active schedule the team had then and leading up to the National Championship Series in July I would suspect McVey’s background check submission would have occurred after the the incident. The allegations of sexual abuse surfaced in June. Lou Fusz Athletic representatives said they notified MYSA and SafeSport, which revoked his coaching license. RELATED: Former Lou Fusz soccer coach charged with statutory rape for sex with 16-year-old player. Hugh Patrick McVey, 31, of St. Charles County allegedly sent sexual text messages to the 16-year-old between March 1, 2020 and June 30, 2020. You may also want to email the President and Vice President. The Post-Dispatch also shares the previously reported information on the resisting arrest and DWI charges filed in May 2019. Click on the image to see a larger version. Hugh Patrick McVey of St. Charles County was charged with statutory rape and statutory sodomy. Lou Fusz has issued a statement, which read, in part, “No background check for the past year disclosed a plea or conviction that was entered this February.”. He waived his preliminary hearing and formal arraignment. The former coach, Hugh "Pat" McVey, was sentenced to probation after pleading guilty to charges of statutory rape and sodomy. It confirmed the victim is a student there, and that her alleged abuser is related to a member of the high school’s athletic staff. RELATED: Player accuses Lou Fusz soccer coach of sexual abuse. ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. Hugh Patrick McVey, 32, was charged with statutory rape and sodomy in both St. Louis and St. Charles counties in August. “Something inspired me about this, about this case out of compassion, but also being close to the sport and wondering, is this an opportunity for us to reflect and maybe for MYSA to revise?” Ferber Spellman said. He posted his $50,000 bail and pleaded not guilty today to the charges he is facing in St Louis County. And all are reasons why Cindy Kerber Spellman, whose daughters play for a different soccer club, believe the case is a chance for change. A victim’s high school explaining to parents why it is retaining an employee related to a select soccer coach charged with sexually abusing one of its students. These kids put their trust into their coaches, only to have things like this happen.”, That club’s owner, Steve Pietrowski, issued a statement on social media, which read: “I want to assure you we take these incidents very seriously and encourage any concerns be brought to my attention.”. ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. It continued, “We respect the privacy of our faculty and staff and therefore do not comment on personal matters, act upon, or respond to rumors and speculation about their family members, which we consider to be confidential.”, The school sent a statement to 5 On Your Side, which stated the staff member’s name, calling her, “A committed member of our community, we value her role and expertise she brings to our student athletes and our athletic program. National Team. Patrick McVey (13 ) MF. News of McVey’s charges also impacted other select soccer coaches, some of whom took to Twitter to voice their concerns. Is there anything in this process, we could do better?’ And, ‘How can we make this an active conversation so we're all holding each other accountable?’” she said. The fallout has also spread to the victim’s high school. "The silence is concerning to me, I'll admit, but there's a lot of activity happening behind the scenes of parents wanting more and coaches saying we stand out against sexual misconduct and we we stand for proper environments for players," she said. fox2now.com St. Louis County youth soccer coach pleads guilty to 3 sex crimes Hugh "Pat" McVey, a former club soccer coach, was charged with having a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old player in St. Charles and St. Louis counties. 5 On Your Side is not naming the school to protect the identity of the victim, but did obtain an email the school sent to parents. 15 Iowa thrashes Michigan State 88-58, Alvin Kamara's 6 TDs tie NFL record as Saints beat Vikings on Christmas Day, 7 minutes of terror | NASA's daring plan to land Perseverance rover on Mars, the coach has been criminally charged with the statutory rape and sodomy of a 16-year-old player he met while coaching for the Lou Fusz Athletic Club, Former Lou Fusz soccer coach charged with statutory rape for sex with 16-year-old player, Player accuses Lou Fusz soccer coach of sexual abuse. But, he never underwent this year’s background check. There are no statistics available for this player. KIRKWOOD, Mo. McVey, Patrick G. baptized into the hope of Christ's resurrection on Wednesday, November 9, 2016. Grant Boyd previously), better known as a criminal defense attorney, Rosenblum may have been hired so that McVey couldn’t hire him.