Man facing 12 counts of sexual abuse was respected basketball authority.
Parents of Santa Clarita Valley girls coached by Kevin Lamont Thomas, who has been arrested for inappropriate sexual behavior with a minor, are shocked, according to Hart District officials.
Thomas, 40, was arrested June 10 by LAPD. The basketball coach and special education assistant at Birmingham High School in Van Nuys is facing 12 felony counts of sexually assaulting a female student, according to the LA County District Attorney’s office.