Former youth coach and church youth group leader charged again with alleged sexual abuse in Hoover, Alabama
By Claudette
Posted Nov 9, 2026 at 11:53 AM
A former Alabama youth sports coach was arrested Friday for a second time this year on sexual abuse charges, according to the Hoover Police Department.
Police said 30-year-old Meagan Billingsley Deese was charged with attempted sodomy in the first degree and sexual abuse in the first degree. The charges followed a report from another person, who contacted the Hoover Police Special Victims Unit and said Deese had sexually abused her over a period of about a year between 2018 and 2019.
During the investigation, police said detectives learned that Deese was a leader of the alleged victim’s youth group at church when the alleged abuse occurred. The report describes the church role as part of the setting in which the alleged conduct took place.
Deese was given a total bond of $45,000 and was to be taken to the Jefferson County Jail on Friday evening.
Detectives said they are continuing to work on the case to determine whether there are additional victims. Anyone with information about the case or about Deese is asked to contact Sergeant Scott Prentiss at 205-739-6125.
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