Lafferty faces additional charges with new victim
Case now includes four victims, seven sex crime charges
By Nathan R. Huff
The District Attorney's office on Oct. 27, filed an additional charge against former Westmont High School girls' softball coach Todd Lafferty, bringing the number of alleged victims up to four.
Deputy District Attorney Chuck Gillingham charged Lafferty with another count of digital penetration with a minor following the discovery of an alleged fourth victim. Lafferty now faces seven charges involving sexual acts with minors between 1996 and 2000.
Lafferty has yet to enter a plea, though he has appeared in court several times. His attorney, Steven Manchester, unsuccessfully filed a motion on Oct. 12, to reduce his client's $1 million bail. Lafferty appeared in court again on Oct. 19, but a plea was delayed because of new evidence uncovered by the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department suggesting a possible fourth victim. He is expected to return to court on Nov. 16.
The new charge dates back to a relationship Lafferty allegedly began in 1995 with a 17-year-old softball player at Westmont High School. The relationship, which started when Lafferty was 21-years-old, lasted for several years.
Lafferty, a Campbell resident, was arrested on Sept. 25, in his Union Avenue apartment after a seven-month investigation by the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department. He was arraigned on Sept. 26, on charges of unlawful sexual intercourse and oral copulation with a minor.
Campbell, California
