Juan Diego High School has reportedly hired a former state championship-winning coach who exited his position under a cloud of controversy as an assistant football coach.
Steve Belles told The Arizona Republic that he will be coaching quarterbacks and defensive backs for the Soaring Eagle. Belles also told The Republic that he will be a social studies teacher at the school.
Belles led Chander (Ariz.) Hamilton High School to five state championships as head coach from 2006-16 before departing as coach in spring 2017 because of a hazing scandal, reports The Arizona Republic.
As the scandal unfolded, Chandler police recommended to Maricopa County that Belles, plus Hamilton’s principal and athletic director, be charged for not properly reporting incidents of sexual assault.