Former Wrestling Coach at EHS Arrested
Thomas Gowing, a former coach at Eureka City Schools, was arrested on January 30 for statutory rape–“Any person who engages in an act of unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor who is more than three years younger than the perpetrator is guilty of either a misdemeanor or a felony, and shall be punished by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one year, or by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170.”
Press release from Eureka City Schools (ECS):
Eureka City Schools (ECS) is aware of the arrest of Thomas Harlan Gowing. Gowing was a former coach and volunteer for wrestling at Eureka High School (EHS). Gowing has not worked in a paid or volunteer capacity in ECS since June 2022.
ECS supports the investigation with the Arcata Police Department, as student safety is the District’s top priority.
“The safety and wellbeing of our students is paramount,” said Rob Standish, EHS Principal. “Any EHS student who may be directly or indirectly impacted by this incident is encouraged to contact the EHS Counseling Office at 707-441-0262 for support.”
Inappropriate relationships between minors and adults will not be tolerated. ECS supports the efforts of law enforcement to prosecute this individual to the fullest extent of the law.
Anyone with information about this case or related criminal activity is encouraged to call the Arcata Police Department at 707-822-2428. All further inquiries should be directed to the Arcata Police Department.
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His brother is still coaching kids at Fortuna ,I know I wouldnt feel comfortable having him around my kids
I have a brother arrested for heroin sales. I don’t sell heroin. Blaming folks for someone else’s behavior is not productive.
Is your brother also a news reporter? If so, I might have a wonder about it.
*shrug* Depends on how close they are I suppose.
It’s ridiculous to try and blame someone else for their relative’s actions. You don’t have any control over what someone else does.
Yes, well it depends on how close they are. For example the Wachowski brothers transitioned and the Mitchell brothers were pornographers. It depends.
Exactly, I have a sister-in-law that voted Democrat and that doesn’t mean I need mental health.
I once, in a fit of mental instability, voted for a Republican. I comfort myself with the facts
a) It was long ago
b) I’m much better now
c) I was voting for Dennis Peron
Denis Peron is known for liking underage boys. ugh.
You’re just tempting someone to bring up the creepy wrestling coach Jim Jordan.
I’m ‘on the left of the dial’, so to speak. And without detecting an outward sense of mean spiritedness, I must say, that’s funny (and could have worked either way, using a Dem or Repub voter as the foil). Ha.
Good God, it took all of about an hour for someone to turn this political.
And nonsensically political, at that.
Be glad you got an hour before the political idjits kicked in.
I wish they would all get put in a sandbox comment section.
Doesn’t everyone “need mental health”? I suppose the alternative would be complete insanity?
I think in that particular case you may be wrong.
Right on Kym. Thank you for calling it out like it is.
Kym, please delete”Dobetter’s” post. His irresponsible comment could destroy a reputation and might be libelous.
yes just becouse he is related dosent mean he is bad too
Yes! 100%
I agree. My own family is full of fools.
Ok the wording of original article does say 3 yr. Age difference, sounds like it would apply to all relationships. Maybe clarify.
Horrible logic. Think about yourself paying for the sins of your family when you are innocent. Get a clue!
The fortuna coach, coaches my littles and has been a family friend for a long time, also a great coach! just because a family member does something doesn’t mean that other family member is the same. shame on you. not cool!
So you have every fault and shortcoming that each of your relatives do? Quite unfortunate. You could go back to high school and request a remediary course in basic logic and reasoning skills.
Didn’t EHS have an assistant basketball coach arrested for similar behavior last year?
Yes there was, i am currently going to this school and then this stuff happens. Its is an outrage and as a freshman it is soo sad
They also had a Soccer coach having an affair with a player.
Show up tomorrow!
ECS Board Meeting
February 2, 2023
6:30 PM
2100 J Street, Eureka, CA 95501 (Frances H. Taplin Board Room)
Watch out ECS employees. Fred is about to go crazy on someone. Never his fault, he will be looking to blame somebody.
☹ CREEP! Eliminate all CREEPS!
Sorry. We live in the Age of Entitlement. Not only will creeps not be eliminated, it’s impossible to define what is creepy anymore.
The CREEP-meter has been pinned in the BIZARRE range recently.
If the “safety and well-being of students is paramount ” how come all the pedophiles have unchecked and unsupervised access to children ? I call bullshit !
Our daughter was on the ehs team when he was a assistant coach i told my spouse that guy was a creeper to the fellow wrestling students. I called it
I personally feel like the highlighted should not be an option.
It’s always the wrestlers 😂
Except when it’s the clergyman, or the scout master, or the baseball coach, or the basketball coach, or the uncle, or the cousin, or the brother, or the father, or someone else. Sometimes it’s even a woman.
Naa several years ago the Girls Volleyball coach, Zane Easley, was fired for contact with a minor. he was basically grooming her but it did not go far enough to press charges.
They should get women coaches for teenage girls. Why are they letting men coach teen girls in school? Are they stupid and they like liability for abuse?
Well at least he didn’t hurt anybody🤷♂️