ANGOLA, IN (WTVB) – A former track and cross country coach in Fremont, Indiana and a 1994 Coldwater High School graduate who was twice named the Indiana Class 1A Coach of the Year by his peers was sentenced Monday in Steuben County Circuit Court after he admitted his guilt in April to having an inappropriate sexual relationship with one of his former female cross country athletes.
A Steuben County Circuit Court spokesperson says 43-year-old Moses Castillo was given a six year prison sentence with four years suspended after he entered a guilty plea to Child Seduction which is a Level 5 felony in Indiana. That type of felony in Indiana carries a maximum prison sentence of six years.
Castillo was also placed on probation for four years. Terms of the plea agreement called for a maximum incarceration of two years. Four similar counts were dismissed as part of the plea agreement.
Castillo was charged in connection with incidents that according to court documents started in 2015. His arrest took place after an investigation by the Steuben County Sheriff’s Office. Fremont School Superintendent Doctor William Stitt said the district found out about the sexual relationship in December 2017.
Castillo, who had been coaching in Fremont for 20 years, resigned after the allegation was reported to authorities. He was not employed as a teacher or staff member in Fremont at the time.
