Football Coach Accused Of Sending Explicit Texts To Norwalk Girl, 15: Report

NORWALK, CT — A former junior varsity football coach at St. Luke's School in New Canaan is accused of sending explicit text messages and having "several sexual encounters" with a 15-year-old girl, according to a new report.

Marc Lugo, 30, of Norwalk, was arrested Friday on charges of second-degree sexual assault, risk of injury to a minor and harmful communication with a minor, according to police.

The Norwalk Hour reports the girl's father found "disturbing sexual images" and "graphic text messages" on her phone. She identified Lugo as the man in some of the photos and told her father she began talking to him when she was in eighth grade, but they did not get physical until she was a high school freshman.

Lugo started as a part-time JV football coach at St. Luke's in 2016. A school spokesperson confirmed Monday he is no longer employed at the school or permitted on campus, and noted the girl in this case was not a St. Luke's student, according to The Hour.

A St. Luke's spokesperson also confirmed Tuesday morning Lugo has not worked at the school since the fall of 2023.

In a news release Friday, Police Lt. Tomasz Podgorski said the department received a complaint in February of a sexual assault of a minor.

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After further investigation, Special Victims Unit detectives identified Lugo as a suspect in the assault and obtained a warrant for his arrest. He was later found in Norwalk and arrested, Podgorski said.

Lugo's bond was initially set at $1 million and he was scheduled to appear in court in June, according to Podgorski.

Read the full Norwalk Hour story here.

Editor's Note: A St. Luke's spokesperson confirmed Tuesday morning Lugo has not worked at the school since the fall of 2023. We have updated our post to reflect this information.