{"id":895555,"date":"2026-06-27T03:17:33","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T03:17:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/895555\/"},"modified":"2026-06-27T03:17:33","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T03:17:33","slug":"we-dont-trust-you-clay-county-mom-keeps-pushing-after-volunteer-coach-arrested-in-predator-sting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/895555\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018We don\u2019t trust you\u2019: Clay County mom keeps pushing after volunteer coach arrested in predator sting"},"content":{"rendered":"

CLAY COUNTY, Fla.<\/strong> \u2013 A Clay County mother says she still does not have the answers she needs \u2014 and she is not backing down.<\/p>\n

Sarah Ouellette, whose son wrestled at Wilkinson Junior High School, confronted the Clay County School Board at Thursday\u2019s meeting, demanding to know how Mikal DeToro, a volunteer wrestling coach with a criminal history involving minors, was ever allowed near children. When the board responded by announcing an internal investigation, Ouellette was not satisfied.<\/p>\n

\u201cErin Skipper brought it right back, we\u2019re gonna do our internal investigation, and that\u2019s why I had the outburst to say, \u2018We don\u2019t trust you,\u2019\u201d Ouellette said.<\/p>\n

RELATED: <\/b>\u2018You let a predator around our children\u2019: Clay County parents press school board after wrestling coach\u2019s arrest<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

Coach arrested in \u2018Operation Checkmate\u2019<\/p>\n

DeToro was arrested by the Jacksonville Sheriff\u2019s Office on April 30 as part of an undercover operation called \u201cOperation Checkmate<\/a>,\u201d announced last week. The sting netted more than two dozen men accused of attempting to solicit minors online. Court records show DeToro has a criminal history involving incidents with minors.<\/p>\n

The Clay County School Board says it is conducting an internal investigation to determine how DeToro was allowed to become a volunteer.<\/p>\n

Mother says she saw warning signs<\/p>\n

Ouellette says the red flags were there. She noticed DeToro filming and photographing children during wrestling matches \u2014 something she now knows violates the Clay County Schools Volunteer Handbook, which states volunteers may not take pictures or video of students other than their own children.<\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t like it when it started, and I questioned it over and over,\u201d Ouellette said. \u201cI asked repeatedly, when are we going to get copies of that as parents? I had no idea that he was not supposed to be doing that because I trusted that the school had done their job.\u201d<\/p>\n

When she learned of DeToro\u2019s arrest, the reality hit hard.<\/p>\n

\u201cI started crying. I started shaking. I was like, my poor son. I let a predator… I trusted them. And there was a predator around my son,\u201d Ouellette said.<\/p>\n

Questions about photos and videos remain unanswered<\/p>\n

Now Ouellette wants to know where those photos and videos are \u2014 and who may have seen them.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe head coach works right under the athletic director. The athletic director sat there and watched DeToro do this, bring his cameras in. Why was a head turned to that? Why did he get away with it? And now we have no clue what\u2019s out there with our kids,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

She is also questioning whether law enforcement can fully account for all the footage.<\/p>\n

\u201cWill they even be able to figure it out? Predator behavior goes far. It\u2019s deep. It\u2019s disgusting. We don\u2019t know if this was put on the dark web, the footage of our children, and sold,\u201d Ouellette said.<\/p>\n

School board split on how to investigate<\/p>\n

During Thursday\u2019s meeting, District 4 Board Member Michele Hanson pushed for an outside party to work alongside the district\u2019s internal investigation.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt sits wrong sometimes when we investigate ourselves,\u201d Hanson said. \u201cIt is my belief, and it does not cost that much, to have someone from the outside looking in also.\u201d<\/p>\n

Board Chair Erin Skipper chose a different path.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want an internal investigation. We want accountability, and I promise you there will be accountability,\u201d Skipper said.<\/p>\n

Skipper also asked Superintendent David Broskie to bring back an update on accountability factors at the next school board meeting.<\/p>\n

For Ouellette, promises are not enough. She is calling for 100 percent transparency \u2014 and says legal action is on the table.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhatever it takes \u2014 if that\u2019s what it takes to hold them accountable, then fine,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

The situation has shaken her confidence as a parent. Her son Hunter is 13.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m supposed to be at this age of life allowing him to gain independence. How can I do that now? I am scared,\u201d Ouellette said.<\/p>\n

News4JAX contacted the Clay County School District communications office for comment on parents\u2019 continuing concerns following Thursday\u2019s board meeting. The district did not respond before deadline.<\/p>\n

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