Re: High school lesbian basketball coach accused of sex crimes with student after leading team to state championship

CULLMAN COUNTY, Ala. (WBRC/Gray News) — A high school basketball coach
in Alabama who recently led her team to the state championship is facing
multiple sex crime charges related to sexual contact with a student. 

According to the Cullman County Sheriff’s Office, 35-year-old Paige
Parker Adams was arrested Tuesday. 

Adams is facing multiple charges, including one count of a school
employee engaging in sex act or deviant sexual intercourse with a
student, one count of a school employee having sexual contact with a
student under the age of 19, and 30 counts of a school employee
distributing obscene material to a student. 

Adams recently resigned her position as the girls’ basketball coach at
Cold Springs High School. 

Officials at Cullman County Schools said they accepted her resignation
at a special-called meeting March 25. 

Cullman County Schools Superintendent Dr. Shane Barnette gave the

“This is the first formal complaint I have received regarding this
employee. As soon as the concern was brought forward, an investigation
was immediately initiated. The employee chose to resign at that time. In
accordance with standard procedure, all CCBOE materials were returned,
and she was escorted from school property. The matter has been referred
to the appropriate authorities, and I promptly called a board meeting to
approve her resignation. Our sole focus is protecting the students of
Cullman County Schools. We are going to do what is right, as we always
have.” 

The school system, when asked Tuesday, said it had no further comment on
the situation. 

https://www.kptv.com/2026/04/22/high-school-basketball-coach-accused-sex-
crimes-with-student-after-leading-team-state-championship/