Photo provided Michael Demeter was arrested and charged with child seduction. Statement from Superintendent Scott Bowling Working in conjunction with the Crawfordsville Police Department, Crawfordsville School Corporation was notified on January 5, 2017 that Michael Demeter, a part time nonteaching coach for the school corporation, was the subject of a criminal investigation regarding a 2015 incident with a former Crawfordsville High School student. Mr. Demeter was immediately removed from contact with students pending the outcome of this investigation and is no longer employed with Crawfordsville schools.

Michael A. Demeter, 25, was booked into the Montgomery County Jail Wednesday afternoon on charges of child seduction. Demeter was recently a part-time, nonteaching coach at Crawfordsville High School, according to a statement from Crawfordsville Community School Corporation Superintendent Dr. Scott Bowling. Demeter most recently was an assistant with the boys’ basketball team.

According to the statement from Bowling, the school corporation was notified on Jan. 5 of a criminal investigation regarding an incident from 2015 involving Demeter. Bowling said Demeter was immediately removed from contact with students and is no longer employed by the corporation.

Demeter was booked with a $10,000 surety / cash bond.

When reached, Crawfordsville Athletic Director Bryce Barton and boys’ basketball head coach David Pierce directed all requests for comment to Bowling.

