GOSHEN, Ohio -- A small Ohio town has been rocked by scandal after a topless picture of a high school cheerleader and her coach turned up online. Goshen High School said one of their cheerleading coaches took the nude picture at a recent party. It circulated through e-mail, and that's when the school asked police to get involved. A cheerleading coach and an assistant football coach have both been fired. "They have to be the right role models, and that is exactly what we expect from our employees," Goshen Superintendent Charlene Thomas said.
Thomas said the school board fired 19-year-old assistant coach Andrew Emerson for hosting the party and 19-year-old freshman cheerleader coach Victoria Schattauer for allegedly providing alcohol to a freshman at the party.
School officials said Schattauer took the partially nude picture with the freshman. "This is a little bit early in the investigation, but whatever measures are taken that is appropriate with eligibility, discipline, that will be taken with our administration," Thomas said. The cheerleader coach's stepfather said he did not know about the incident, but said he was very disappointed with his daughter's actions. The mother of the freshman in the picture had no comment.
Meanwhile, parents with kids in the school were shocked. "I would hope that parents would talk to their kids; it's not something that should be going around and not something that should be happening at a high school at all," said parent Sarah Clift. Police were still determining whether to pursue criminal charges in the case.