The former E.O. Smith High School girls' soccer coach accused of sending a lewd video of himself to members of his team also made "inappropriate comments" to his players about their bodies, team members told police.
Jeffrey Sirois, 57, of Lebanon, was arrested earlier this month after he admitted to sending an inappropriate video to players on his team through the smartphone app Snapchat, police said.
According to the warrant for his arrest, several of Sirois' team members were at a pizza restaurant in Mansfield when the message crossed one of their cellphones.
The recipient and four other teens looked at the message together, then reported the incident to school officials, who in turn contacted police, the warrant says.
Sirois told investigators he meant to send that video to his girlfriend but instead sent it to his entire Snapchat group, according to the warrant. Students said Sirois has sent them private Snapchats in the past but none that were obscene.
Team members told police that Sirois had also made "inappropriate comments" to girls on the team about the size of their breasts and rear ends, the warrant says.
"Coach can make people uncomfortable at times because he can be creepy or weird," one player told police.
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A student serving as the goalkeeper during practice one day said she was dancing and "fooling around" when Sirois told her, "Now all you need is a pole," according to the warrant. The girl told police the comment surprised and embarrassed her.
Sirois was arrested Oct. 3 and charged with impairing the morals of a child, obscenity and breach of peace. He pleaded not guilty in court Tuesday.
“My client is profoundly remorseful that this is alleged to have occurred and we’re gonna get to the bottom of this and he hopes to get back to his first love in life which is soccer,” defense attorney John O’Brien said Tuesday.
School officials said they fired Sirois from his job after the allegations surfaced. His attorney said Sirois been suspended from other coaching jobs as well.
According to the warrant for his arrest, Sirois was also ordered to stay off school grounds and have no "unsupervised contact" with anyone under the age of 16.
Sirois left court without comment on Tuesday. He’s due back before a judge in December.
