Wife of Missing High School Football Coach Travis Turner Responds to Husband’s Child Pornography Charges

Leslie Caudill Turner, the wife of missing high school football coach Travis Turner, responded after her husband was charged with five counts of possessing child pornography and five counts of using a computer to solicit a minor. “None of that is true,” Leslie told the Daily Mail in a story published on Tuesday, November 25. “He's a good dad and a good husband and we want him home. That's it.” Leslie added, ​​”I don't know anything. I don't know anything. I'm sorry.” The charges against Travis were announced on Tuesday, with the Virginia State Police now calling him a “fugitive.” Missing High School Coach’s Players Break Their Silence About His Disappearance Amid Undefeated Season “We are all just hanging in there until we get news,” Leslie said. Travis went missing on Thursday, November 20, as agents from the Bureau of Criminal Investigation were on the way to his home to question him about an open investigation. While the agents were en route, they were informed that Travis was no longer at his residence. Virginia State Police insisted the agents were not being dispatched to Travis’ home in order to arrest him. When asked to address speculation that her husband escaped with a rifle, Leslie said, “I was told not to comment.” Leslie Caudill Turner and Travis Turner Leslie Caudill Turner/Facebook A search for Travis has centered on a wooded area behind his home, Virginia State Police 1st Sgt. Jason Day explained on Saturday, November 22. “He had went into the woods right near the general location of his house, and that’s basically where we’ve focused our search on,” Day told News Channel 11. Travis went missing the day before his employer, Wise County Public Schools, announced an unnamed staff member was under investigation. Leslie Caudill Turner and Travis Turner Leslie Caudill Turner/Facebook “At this time, a staff member has been placed on administrative leave with pay while an external agency reviews an allegation that was reported to us,” Wise County Public Schools said in a statement on Friday, November 21. “This is standard procedure and not a determination of wrongdoing. The division cannot comment further.” Without naming Turner, Wise County Public Schools told the Daily Mail that the employee “remains on leave and is not permitted on school property or to have contact with students.” Police said other charges against Travis remain pending and the investigation is still open. Leslie first addressed her husband’s disappearance in a since-deleted social media post on Friday. Cowboys Player Marshawn Kneeland’s Pregnant Girlfriend Was Handcuffed After Racing to the Scene Before His Death “I just wanted to get on here for a second to clear up something, as of right now, 10:25 PM on Friday night, Travis is missing, & that’s all we know,” Leslie wrote. “We love him & need him here with us. Thank you to everyone who has reached out with love & support. It means more than you know. Just keep praying that he comes home.” Union High School, where Travis had coached since 2011, was in the midst of an undefeated 12-0 season at the time of his disappearance. With interim head coach Jay Edwards on the sidelines, Union defeated Graham High School, 12-0, in the state regional semifinals on Saturday, November 22. Union is scheduled to play Ridgeview High School in the state regional finals on Saturday, November 29.

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