A former coach from Booneville, Kenny Paul Geno, has been arrested and indicted.
Multiple media outlets are reporting that the arrest included involvement from the FBI.
According to the indictment, Geno was indicted and arrested on two counts of child sex crimes.
Geno, who previously worked as a part-time assistant basketball coach at Booneville High School, is no longer employed in that capacity, according to Booneville Schools Superintendent Todd English.
He was a member of the coaching staff when Booneville won back to back boys and girls titles this last season.
Geno is a 2013 graduate of Booneville High School and was a basketball player at the University of Georgia.
Jon R Myers is the executive editor of Alcorn County News and the founder of the Mississippi News Group, which he started in 2013 to cover communities across North Mississippi. He also founded the Mississippi Sports Group in 2006, which grew from a single community publication into a statewide network covering high school and college athletics. He reports on local government, public safety, schools and community life in Corinth and Alcorn County, working from public meetings, agency records and interviews with the people involved. Contact him at editor@alcornnewsms.com with news tips or corrections. For a correction, include the article link and supporting source material.
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