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Originally published on April 8, 2021 1:50 pm
A former Northeastern University track and field coach was arrested this week for a scheme in which he allegedly used sham social media accounts to solicit nude photographs from female student athletes. He is also accused of cyberstalking at least one female student athlete.
Steve Waithe, 28, was arrested in Chicago on Wednesday and charged with one count of cyberstalking and one count of wire fraud, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts said in a statement.
"The investigation has centered on allegations that Waithe used his position to steal compromising photos of women on the team from their cellphones and attempted to extort, stalk, and otherwise harass the victims, largely through dummy social media accounts," reads the criminal complaint.