A Lawrence High School basketball coach is charged with raping a female former student.
Jesus Moore, 34, of Manchester, New Hampshire, turned himself into local police on Thursday, according to the Manchester Police Department, on a charge of aggravated felonious sexual assault. He had an immediate hearing where his bail was set at $1,000 cash and his full arraignment is scheduled for March 27 at Manchester District Court.
A woman came forward to allege that Moore had sexually assaulted her in 2022, according to the Manchester PD statement. She said that he had arranged for her to get a ride up to Manchester where he then gave her alcohol and then raped her at a motel.
The abuse prevention in sports organization SafeSport informed the Lawrence Police of the allegations, who in turn shared this information with their counterparts in Manchester on Feb. 7, according to the statement.
A LinkedIn profile with a photo closely matching that of the booking photo released by Manchester Police states that Moore goes by “Moose” and serves as the head boy’s basketball coach at Lawrence High School.
The profile states that he has been employed by Lawrence Public Schools for 10 years, beginning as a long-term substitute teacher in December of 2013. He became a physical education teacher in August 2014 and the varsity basketball coach in August 2018.
He became the school’s PACE program director in August of 2015, according to the profile. PACE stands for Personal Accountability and Commitment to Education, he writes under the resume listing, and is a behavior management system “designed to provide parents, staff and students with clear markers of change in behavior.”
His profile also states he earned a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice and corrections from Fitchburg State University in 2013 and a master’s degree in special education with a focus on moderate disabilities from Cambridge College in 2019.
![Lawrence High varsity basketball coach Jesus Moore reacts during a quarter-final game against Newton North in the Division 1 MIAA Basketball Championships at Lawrence High School on March 10, 2023. (Photo by Amanda Sabga/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald)](https://i0.wp.com/www.bostonherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/basketballas006.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&ssl=1)
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Lawrence High varsity basketball coach Jesus Moore reacts during a quarter-final game against Newton North in the Division 1 MIAA Basketball Championships at Lawrence High School on March 10, 2023. (Photo by Amanda Sabga/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald)