FOX 2 (WJBK) - A former Farmington High School basketball coach was found guilty by a jury of sexually assaulting two students Monday.
Jeremy Thompkins was found guilty on criminal sexual conduct in the second and fourth degrees of a 15-year-old boy and a 16-year-old boy – both students at Farmington HS.
The incidents occurred while Thompkins, 43, was serving as a basketball coach at Farmington High School between August and October 2023.
Thompkins violated both boys at his Detroit home. The incidents came to light in early October 2023 when a student reported being assaulted during study parties that turned sexual.
One victim previously testified that a sexual assault took place during a massage. He said stretching with Thompkins turned to a massage on the coach’s bed, although the student said he never asked for a massage.
Thompkins is a retired Detroit firefighter and bounced around as an assistant coach for at least nine different high schools and community colleges since the 2000s – all in and around Detroit.
A high-level anonymous source who was employed at Cornerstone told FOX 2 that Thompkins was having sleepovers with multiple players at his Detroit home. Thompkins was ultimately fired from Cornerstone for unrelated reasons.
It happened so often, the source says, that higher-ups at the school eventually asked Thompkins to stop seeing players outside of school.
Thompkins has held positions at several local schools, including Redford Union High School.
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