‘I’m not scared of you’: Teen testifies as former cheer coach pleads guilty to grooming

The Brief

  • A 19-year-old former cheerleader is speaking out after her coach pleaded guilty to sexual exploitation and grooming.
  • Lily Penn says the abuse began when she was 15 years old and escalated from social media messages to physical intimacy.
  • Charles Moore III pleaded guilty this week to several charges involving the exploitation of a child.

GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. A former cheerleader is sharing her story of survival after her former coach, Charles Moore III, pleaded guilty this week in Gwinnett County to grooming and sexual exploitation of a minor.

What we know:

Lily Penn, now 19, says her ordeal began when she was a 15-year-old student in Moore’s tumbling class.

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