Crime & Safety
Six More Charges Filed Against N.J. Softball Coach Accused Of Sexually Harassing Players
Kurt G. Ludwigsen, 43, of Ridgewood, faces 100 charges, including kissing players' breasts, butts while he coached at N.Y.'s Nyack College.
Six more charges have been filed against a former Nyack College Softball coach from Ridgewood accused of sexually abusing his players.
The charges are “similar” to the 94 already filed against Kurt G. Ludwigsen, 43. He was arraigned in Nyack, New York court Monday on the 94 charges but the additional six were made known at Ludwigsen’s arraignment Monday night.
Authorities allege that Ludwigsen kissed and touched several players’ breasts and buttocks. His alleged actions were discovered in March during a “player disciplinary situation.”
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Ludwigsen, a married father of two children, was charged with one count of sexual abuse, 44 counts of forcible touching of another’s’ sexual/intimate parts, and 49 counts of harassment.
Authorities interviewed 20 of Ludwigsen’s former players.
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Ludwigensen’s next hearing is May 11.
Nyack College is a NCAA Division II institution.
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