00:00hey guys and welcome back while the quiet halls of a suburban high school are echoing
00:27with horror a former coach once trusted by parents and praised by students has pleaded guilty to a
00:35sexually abusing 42 boys now the scandal is shaking the community to its core and leaving
00:42the nation speechless now this story isn't just another headline it's a bombshell now carlos bell
00:5130 worked as an instructional assistant at benjamin stoddard middle school in waldorf maryland
00:59and as a track coach at la plata high school now investigators say he also worked at jp ryan
01:08elementary in waldorf maryland and mcdowell high school in pomfret maryland he was arrested
01:16and charged for production of child pornography and three counts of second degree assault
01:22now bell was indicted on 206 counts and 10 federal charges including child pornography a 206 count
01:33indictment covered 28 identified alleged victims and 14 unidentified alleged victims now according
01:42to court documents bell did knowingly employ use persuade induce and entice children to engage in
01:52sexual explicit conduct for the purpose of producing a visual description of such conduct now the family
02:01of one of the victims in the bail sex abuse scandal formally filed a one million dollar lawsuit now the
02:08boy's mother who wasn't identified said she wanted compensation but more importantly change in policy
02:16based on what was called abuse and neglect in the school system now the former coach who was once
02:25considered a mentor a leader a guide for young athletes parents trusted him students admired him but
02:35the prosecutors say behind the whistle the clipboard and the friendly persona was a predator who groomed
02:41manipulated and violated dozens of boys over the several years now in court the court the coach pleaded
02:50guilty to a staggering list of charges including multiple counts of sexual abuse and exploitation now
02:58prosecutors revealed chilling details describes years of abuse that went undetected or worse ignored now the courtroom
03:10set frozen as investigators explained how the victims were targeted coerced and silenced families broke down
03:18survivors confronted the former coach with trembling voices but unshakable bravery and then another layer to the
03:27the scandal surfaced investigators confirmed that the coach was hiv positive now officials emphasized there is no evidence he
03:38transmitted the virus to any victim but the revelation deepened the emotional devastation for families who have
03:46now endured months of medical testing fear and waiting now detectives say that the investigation began with one brave
03:56student who finally spoke up cracking open a case that uncovered 41 more victims now search warrants
04:05uncovered photos messages and evidence of a grooming operation that investigators called calculated and deeply disturbing
04:15now neighbors say they're shocked some parents say they feel betrayed and former students many are horrified that the
04:22same man who pushed them to succeed was leaving was living a secret life of exploitation
04:31now the school district is now facing mounting outrage and lawsuits now parents want answers they want
04:41accountability and they want to know how 42 children suffered at the hands of someone hired to protect and guide them
04:53now support groups have already been formed lawyers are circling and state officials say sweeping
04:59policy changes are coming to prevent anything like this from happening again
05:05now this case isn't just a lesson it's a warning a reminder that even the most trusted adults
05:13must be watched verified and held accountable now as his former coach awaited a sentencing the community
05:24he wants coach is now rebuilding healing and demanding justice yes carlos d'angelo bell the hiv
05:33positive former maryland coach arrested for child pornography and sexual abuse
05:39in 2017 yes guys this happened in 2017 didn't get a lot of play hmm but he was sentenced to 105 years in
05:52prison by a u.s district court judge on federal charges now i also learned that a year after that he was hit with
06:02a hundred and some more uh years in a state case so this fellow will never see uh the outside of a prison
06:13he'll never get to take advantage of anybody child never again now don't forget to like subscribe and hit the
06:23bell bell and i gotta add guys we gotta hold these people accountable and we've got to start young
06:31teaching our children about predators like this yes teachers preachers deacons neighbors aunts
06:40uncles brothers brothers sisters cousins yes we have to start at a toddler's age and teach them into the grown
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