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Shocking news from Staten Island: High school basketball coach Drew Sanders (at right) has been charged with second-degree attempted assault, fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon, 23 counts of forcible touching, 23 counts of third-degree sexual abuse and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child. According to two 15-year-old boys, Sanders has spent the past two years intermittently pulling down their pants after basketball practice and spanking them (with his bare hand or, if their suicide sprints were really lackluster, a wooden paddle) for missing shots.

Even more disturbing is that Sanders is also an assistant executive director at the Staten Island Jewish Community Center, where other instances of post-athletic spanking allegedly occurred. And you wonder why Jews shy away from sports.

Community Stunned as HS Coach Charged with Spanking Players [Newsday]