NASHVILLE – Police in Nashville say three more girls have come forward, saying they were sexually victimized by the soccer coach at a private girls’ school.
The Tennessean reported police charged George Henry Laise on Tuesday with two counts of statutory rape by an authority figure and two counts of rape involving a victim with a mental incapacity. Investigators said the latter charges involve a 16-year-old girl who is recovering from a concussion.
Authorities said the 46-year-old coach tried to kill himself Wednesday night in the Davidson County Jail. Sheriff’s office spokeswoman Karla West said Laise was discovered with a bedsheet around his neck. He was taken to a hospital.
The sheriff’s office said Thursday that Laise was released from Vanderbilt University Hospital and was taken the Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute for evaluation.
Laise was arrested on the campus of Harpeth Hall.