Peoria High School Basketball Coach Arrested on Child Sex Crime Charges

PHOENIX — Peoria High School basketball coach and prominent Valley sports fan known as"Mr. ORNG" has been arrested on charges related to child sex crimes , according to the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office.On Tuesday morning, the Peoria Police Department was made aware of a sexual offense investigation regarding an employee at Peoria High School .

Officials say a second employee, 46-year-old Holly Holgate, was arrested for hindering prosecution and failing to report child abuse or neglect after she reportedly gave Battillo a heads-up that police were looking for him, allowing him to leave the school before he could be arrested.Battillo has been going to Phoenix Suns games dressed completely in orange for more than a decade and garnered popularity among fans, even being featured in NBA commercials and social media posts.

Patrick Battillo was the varsity basketball coach and volunteer, but yesterday we were made aware that he may have committed sex crimes involving children. As soon as we became aware of the allegations, we contacted the Peoria Police Department, the Arizona Department of Education and have filed a report with the Department of Child Safety.

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