Coach arrested: Sean Grove, 55, a weightlifting coach and gym teacher at a Florida high school, has been accused of selling his students Viagra and Cialis

A popular weightlifting coach and long-time gym teacher at a Florida high school has been accused of selling his students Viagra and Cialis.

Sean Grove, 55, was taken into custody last Tuesday after Orange County Sheriff's deputies, acting on a tip, searched his truck and allegedly discovered performance enhancing drugs.

According to court documents, deputies seized two vials of steroids from the coach's vehicle for which he had no prescriptions.

When questioned about the drugs, Grove reportedly acted surprised, telling the officers: 'That was in my car?' reported Orlando Sentinel.

Grove admitted to taking performance enhancing drugs in the past, but denied selling them to his students.

He also denied ever selling Viagra and Cialis to high school kids and suggested that he was being set up 'by an ex-wife, ex-girlfriend or a competing weightlifting coach,' an affidavit stated, according to ClickOrlando.com.

Grove has been teaching PE and coaching weightlifters at Colonial High School in Orlando, Florida, since 1997

Sheriff's deputies acting on a tip searched Grove's truck and found two vials of steroids, after which he admitted that he used performance enhancing drugs in the past, but denied selling them to his students

Viagra and Cialis are most commonly used to treat erectile dysfunction in men, but recent studies have shown that they also can have a beneficial effect on athletes, especially those training or competing at high altitudes, by improving blood flow to the lungs.

Grove was booked into the Orange County Jail on charges of possession of a controlled substance and possession of a prescription drug without a prescription and has since been released on bond totaling $1,350.

The Orlando school first became aware of the coach's suspected side business selling PEDs to students during the 2015-2016 school year, but an internal investigation had cleared him, according to an affidavit.

A second tip about the coach was received in May 2017, leading to his arrested 10 months later, on February 27, 2018.

Grove has been placed on paid administrative leave. He has worked at the school since 1997, teaching psychical education and coaching weightlifters.

Colonial High School weightlifter Eric Pagan, 17, told WFTV that Coach Grove would often warn his students to stay away from steroids.