Prosecutors said he used a scheme to trick women across the country into sending him nude or semi-nude photos using more than a dozen sham social media and email accounts.
Former Northeastern track and field coach accused of tricking athletes into sending nude photos Updated: 5:57 PM EDT Apr 7, 2021
Former Northeastern track and field coach accused of tricking athletes into sending nude photos Updated: 5:57 PM EDT Apr 7, 2021 Advertisement Updated: 5:57 PM EDT Apr 7, 2021 A former Northeastern University track and field coach who worked at several universities is accused of tricking female student-athletes into sending him nude photos and cyberstalking at least one student-athlete.Steve Waithe, 28, of Chicago, was charged by criminal complaint with one count of cyberstalking and one count of wire fraud. Waithe worked as a track and field coach at Northeastern from October 2018 to February 2019. It is alleged that during that time, Waithe frequently requested to use female athletes’ cellphones under the pretense of filming their form at practice and at meets. At times, he was observed “scrolling through” the phones, of
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Show Transcript PETER? ACCORDING TO THE CRIMINAL COMPLAINT, AT LEAST 10 VICTIMS HAVE COME FORWARD FROM NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY. ACCORDING TO THAT COMPLAINT, AS WELL, THE SUSPECT HERE IS ACCUSED OF HAVING 300 NEW OR SEMI-NEW PHOTOS ON VARIOUS SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS. THE SUSPECT IS 28 WORLD STEVE WAITE. ARRESTED IN CHICAGO, USED TO LIVE IN SOMERVILLE AND COACHED AT NORTHEASTERN FOR A SEMESTER. INVESTIGATORS SAY THAT HE WOULD BORROW THE PHONES OF ATHLETES TO FILM THEM FOR PRACTICE BUT HAD SEEN HAD BEEN SEEN SCROLLING THROUGH THEIR PHONES. ACCORDING TO THE COMPLAINT, HE GAINED ACCESS TO NEW PHOTOS ON THE VICTIM’S PHONE OR WAS SENT SEMI-NEW TO PHOTOS UNDER THE PRETENSE OF ATHLETE RESEARCH. HE CONTA
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