CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas —
A Corpus Christi Independent School District employee was arrested Tuesday and charged with second-degree felony sexual assault of a child, according to the Corpus Christi Police Department.
Corey Bellino, 51, was taken into custody during a traffic stop at State Highway 44 and Rand Morgan Road by CCPD patrol and gang unit officers. He is being held in the Nueces County Jail on a $1.5 million bond.
Detectives with the CCPD Criminal Investigations Division Special Victims Unit obtained an arrest warrant for Bellino after a former CCISD student reported the alleged abuse, police said.
The former student alleged that Bellino engaged in sex acts with the victim on the Mary Carroll High School campus and during school-sponsored extracurricular activities while the victim was an underage student, according to the department. Bellino was an instructor and girls wrestling coach at Carroll at the time of the alleged incidents.
CCISD police and Carroll High School administration assisted in the investigation, the department said.
According to the statement, this is an "active and ongoing investigation and Detectives are continuing to attempt to identify additional witnesses or victims."
Anyone with information is asked to contact CCPD at 361-886-2840. Tips can be submitted anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (8477) or online.
This is a developing story, check back for updates.
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