MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A former Mobile United soccer coach has been charged with child sex abuse.

48-year-old James Eric Ackermann of Mobile was arrested by sheriff’s deputies on Monday.

The president of Mobile United says Ackermann isn’t coaching soccer this year because the organization didn’t have an available spot for him.

However, Mobile United says Ackermann coached boys soccer last year, with the ages of the players ranging from 17 to 19. He also coached in previous years.

The organization says it runs background checks on people before they’re allowed to coach. Those background checks are done through the Alabama Soccer Association.

According to jail records, Ackermann was arrested in Mobile County in 2012 on a charge of patronizing a prostitute and in 2016 on a domestic violence charge.

News 5 has obtained documents showing a domestic violence protection order was filed against Ackermann in August.

We are working to get more information and will update this story as we learn more.