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UPDATED: Whitley County High School Athletic Director arrested for rape, assault charges in Maryland
Posted On 10 Feb 2014
Michael Campbell
Whitley County High School’s Athletic Director Michael Campbell has been placed on an unpaid leave of absence following his arrest last month in Baltimore, Maryland, on sex and assault related charges.
According to Maryland judiciary case records, Campbell, 49, was arrested on Jan. 22 and charged with second, third and fourth-degree sex offenses, first and second-degree assault and second-degree rape.
He is currently lodged in the Baltimore City Detention Center and has a preliminary hearing scheduled for Feb. 18.
Baltimore Police Detective Jeremy Silbert said that on Jan 21, police received a call from a hospital reporting a sexual assault.
“When we arrived, we found a 23-year-old woman, who told us that her mother’s finance had sexually assaulted her on the night before,” Silbert said.
The assault allegedly took place on Jan. 20 in the 1000 block of Hunter Street in Baltimore.
“The victim tells officers she was sexually assaulted by Michael Campbell. After our investigation was concluded, our detectives did arrest him,” Silbert said.
Paul Croley, one of Campbell’s attorneys, said his client denies any wrongdoing.
“Mike Campbell has been a respected member of our community for many years. He regrets any embarrassment that this incident has caused. However, he vehemently denies any criminal wrongdoing. I sincerely hope people will consider that these charges are based upon the mere allegations of one person. There remains a lot more to this story than what has been reported. As such, the legal system will give Mike his day in court and get to the truth of the matter. We are confident he will be exonerated of these charges,” Croley said in a written statement.
Whitley County Superintendent Scott Paul said that he learned about the situation through an anonymous letter sent to his office Thursday and Campbell was placed on unpaid leave of absence effective Jan. 22.
“It’s an employee discipline issue that I cannot comment on but I will verify that he is on unpaid leave currently,” Paul said.
Paul said it is his understanding that Campbell is the person connected to the Baltimore case.
Because Campbell is on unpaid leave, he technically now holds no position with the district, noted Deputy Superintendent Paula Trickett.
John Siler is serving as the acting athletic director.
Paul said that the letter he received is similar to one the News Journal received this week from an anonymous person.
The letter was a two-page District Court of Maryland computer printout, which had two pictures of Campbell taped onto it, along with two numbers for the Baltimore Police Department.
Campbell served as the head coach of the Whitley County High School Football Team for 17 years before resigning after the 2005 season and becoming the school’s athletic director.
In late 2005, Campbell filed to run for Whitley County Judge-Executive. He garnered 1,863 votes in the Republican Primary and finished third behind former Judge-Executive Leroy Gilbert, who had 2,253 votes, and current Judge-Executive Pat White Jr., who received 3,914 votes.
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Asmodeous is the demon of lust and therefore responsible for twisting people’s sexual desires. It is said people who fall to Asmodeus’ ways will be sentenced to an eternity in hell.
Asmodeus is a king of demons mostly known from the deuterocanonical Book of Tobit (that is to say portions of the Bible not included in the Hebrew version), in which he is the primary antagonist. I pray Mr. Croley is right. As such, the legal system will give Mike his day in court and get to the truth of the matter. We are confident he will be exonerated of these charges,” Croley said in a written statement.
Jess thats whats wrong with our society today is ppl like you and those who don’t put Christ in situations or in our lives! And bj is correct he hasn’t been convicted of anything yet! So HE IS STILL INNOCENT! and JESUS needs to be involved in EVERYTHING…
Please leave Jesus out of the story! Every time one of our ‘chosen ones’ in Whitley County gets caught in their wrongdoing, some people try to bring religion in on it to cover it up. The Bible also says your sins will find you out.
I normally do not respond to comments on the net, but after seeing the venomous words here, I must say “Jesus said, ‘Let he who is without sin cast the first stone’.” God’s word has much to say about the tongue – “full of evil, a deadly poison,” James 3. A person builds their character and integrity over a lifetime, and it can be destroyed with a few reckless words. Mr. Campbell has not been proven guilty at this point. My daughters, who graduated form WCHS, say this seems totally out of character for him. Please, let him have his day in court before convicting him. I do not know who the victim is, but of course she has the same right.
If you’ll look back in the news, this isn’t the first time Mike Campbell’s been in trouble.
Get a life hank! The name used was a decoy name… No one knows her name anyway u retard!
Trent Knuckles, you continue to allow “Peggy” to “name-call” the victim (who shouldn’t have been named in the first place). It doesn’t matter what her past may be. She is the victim of a serious crime and should not be named. Why are comments about Mr. Campbell removed, but not comments about the victim? Rape victims should not be named.
PEGGY RAPE VICTIMS INFO IS SUPPOSED TO BE KEPT CONFIDENTIAL NOT MADE PUBLIC GOOD JOB BREAKING THE LAW !!!
Another curious thing: if Mr Campbell is still in jail, why did it take an anonymous letter for the school district to become aware of his arrest? Didn’t anyone ask where he was when he didn’t show up for work? This article leaves many questions unanswered….
I find Mr Campbell’s lawyers statement a bit curious: “…He regrets any embarrassment this incident has caused…”
Why would an innocent man regret something that he didn’t do? Odd statement to say the least….
“You’re not in Kansas anymore” if you expect things to go the way you are use to, they aren’t going to. Things are done differently than what you were previously use to.