Former South Laurel Girls Basketball Coach Arrested on Sexual Charges Involving a Minor

The London Police Department reports a former South Laurel girls basketball coach is facing multiple sexual charges involving a minor. Police opened an investigation into allegations of inappropriate behavior between 31-year-old William Trevor Goodson, an employee of the Laurel County School System, and juvenile students. Detectives determined that there was sufficient evidence to support the allegations and obtained both search warrants and arrest warrants for Goodson. Goodson was charged with first-degree sexual abuse, procuring or promoting the use of minor by electronic means, first-degree unlawful transaction with a minor (illegal sex act under 18 years of age), and use of minor (under 18) in a sexual performance. Goodson had been an assistant coach for South Laurel High School Girls Basketball as well as a coach for South Laurel Middle. Goodson was lodged in the Laurel County Correctional Center in lieu of a $75,000 bond. At this time, the case remains under investigation by the London Police Department’s Investigation Section.