Who Is Meagan Billingsley Deese? Softball Coach Abuse Investigation

Meagan Billingsley Deese
Meagan Billingsley Deese

Meagan Billingsley Deese is a 30 year old woman from Pelham, Alabama. She worked as a softball coach and was a softball star at Shelby County High School in Columbiana. Deese has been accused by police of sexually assaulting a former player she coached.

Meagan Billingsley Deese Allegations

Deese Arrested, Accused Of Assault. “Deese, who was arrested by the Hoover Police Department and has an address listed in Trussville, was a former softball star at Shelby County High School in Columbiana before going on to play college softball at the University of Alabama Huntsville where she helped lead the Chargers to an appearance in the 2011 NCAA Division II Women’s College World Series. HPD arrested Deese after saying they took a report from a former player she had coached, who said she was subjected to unwanted contact by a coach when she was part of the team.” [SCR]

Allegation: Abuse Lasted Two Years. “Police say an adult woman came forward on Feb. 14, and said she was subjected to “unwanted sexual contact” by Deese when she was on her team. The alleged abuse lasted more than two years, ending in 2016, according to investigators.” [Local 12]

Deese Accused Of Sodomy, Other Charges. “Detectives from the Hoover Police Special Victims Unit launched an investigation and obtained warrants for sodomy first degree, sexual abuse 1st degree and enticing a child to enter a vehicle, house, etc. for an immoral purpose. The total bond was set at $90,000.” [ABC]