A Georgia youth football coach who was seen in a viral video earlier this week smacking one of his players to the ground will be charged with child abuse, Florida authorities said Friday.
Gerrell Williams was the coach of the Savannah Gators youth football team, which was playing in the American Youth Football national championships in Kissimmee, Fla., this week when a video showed the man striking one of his players.The parents declined to press charges, but authorities stepped in. “The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office along with our local state attorney’s office have reviewed this case and the decision has been made that charges for child abuse will be filed, regardless of parent’s decision not to press charges,” Maj.
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