High school basketball coach accused of trying to trade drugs for explicit photos of 13-year-old girl: LASD

A Pasadena man was arrested Friday for providing a 13-year-old woman alcohol and medicines in alternate for specific images and movies, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Division mentioned.

Alexander Miles, 42, labored as a “highschool basketball coach for a number of colleges within the San Gabriel Valley and a highschool basketball referee within the Los Angeles space,” the Sheriff’s Division mentioned in a information launch.

Miles allegedly contacted the woman on Snapchat in October and November of 2021, which the LASD realized after a report was made in March to the West Hollywood Sheriff’s Station.

He faces three counts of lewd act on little one beneath age 14 and one depend of utilizing a minor for intercourse acts, the Sheriff’s Division mentioned.

Jail information present that as of Wednesday afternoon, Alexander is being held on the Inmate Reception Middle in lieu of $340,000 bail.

He’s due in Pasadena Superior Court docket on Might 3.

Investigators consider there are possible different victims, as “it turned obvious the suspect was speaking with many people, largely feminine,” utilizing the social media app.

Anybody with details about this incident is inspired to contact the LASD Particular Victims Bureau at 877-710-5273 or by e mail at specialvictimsbureau@lasd.org.

To offer info anonymously, name Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS (8477) or go to lacrimestoppers.org.

Editor’s word: This story initially recognized the arrested man as Miles Alexander, as offered by the LASD. This story has been up to date to mirror that his identify is Alexander Miles.