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Ex-Florida QB Chris Leak Under Investigation For Sexually Assaulting Minor

Former Florida Gators quarterback and Edgewater High School football coach Chris Leak is under investigation for sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl, according to Orlando police.

Ex-Florida QB Chris Leak Under Investigation For Sexually Assaulting Minor

Leak, 31, has not been charged with a crime as of Wednesday evening, and could not be reached for comment.

The former QB resigned as head football coach at Edgewater on Monday after the team began the season 0-5. The alleged offense occurred on Sept. 5 and was reported on Monday.

The incident occurred in Edgewater’s athletic trainer office near the football field, according to an investigative report. Leak allegedly asked the girl to give him a massage, and came out of the shower wearing only a towel.

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The girl told detective she massaged his back legs and he asked her to massage the front of his legs, the report said. The report also stated the girl said Leak then pulled her hands up to touch his genitals, or “grazed his genitals a few times,” as the report read.

The girl then left.

Leak drove her home, bought her food afterwards, and gave $100 to a friend who she told about the incident.

Police said the girl was “very upset” while describing the incident.

A spokeswoman for the State Attorney’s Office said it had not yet received any reports from police.

In college, Leak played under Ron Zook and Urban Meyer, leading UF to the 2007 BCS National Championship Game, where the Gators defeated Ohio State 41-14.

Leak was then signed by the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent in 2007 but did not make the regular-season roster. He then played in the Canadian Football League and in the Arena Football League for the Orlando Predators and Jacksonville Sharks.

Leak said he accepted the Edgewater job because he eagerly wanted to get back into coaching and spend more time living in Orlando with his wife and two young daughters.

Reached by phone, Edgewater’s athletic director Janet Rasmussen did not have a comment.

Florida quarterback Chris Leak sets to pass against Iowa in the 2006 Outback Bowl at Raymond James Stadium on January 2, 2006 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by A. Messerschmidt/Getty Images)

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