Ashcraft was told not to text players or have any other type of inappropriate conduct, he said. When he was seen by Lebo and others allowing the victim to lean up against his legs during a tournament in October 2008, he was forced to resign.

Stoesz told jurors that Ashcraft and his wife were friends with Lebo and that Lebo did not properly pursue the concerns brought to her attention. She also did not report the allegations to law enforcement or child protective services.

Stoesz also accused Lebo of bullying the girl, who had reported the questionable activities to her father.

"So seduction of my client by a 43-year-old man goes on," he said.

Ashcraft was convicted in July 2011 by a LaPorte Circuit Court jury of two counts of Class B felony sexual misconduct with a minor, Class C felony sexual misconduct with a minor and Class D felony child seduction.

The victim, who was 14 when she met Ashcraft, tearfully told the court during sentencing that she believed Ashcraft's promises they would spend the rest of their lives together, but later realized he manipulated her and hurt her even more by telling a jury she lied about their relationship.

The victim testified physical contact between her and Ashcraft began in his truck parked outside a volleyball club in 2008. She said they would later arrange to meet near her house and he would drive her to secluded locations to have sex.

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