A coach and board member of a Corpus Christi youth sports league was arrested Sunday on charges of child grooming and online solicitation of a minor, more than a week after a civil lawsuit detailed allegations that he used his position to sexually solicit and groom a 14-year-old girl in his league.
Harry Wallace Grabowske IV, 38, also known as “Wally” Grabowske, was booked into the Nueces County jail on June 21, according to booking records. Bond was set at $100,000 on the grooming charge and $50,000 on the solicitation charge.
Youth kickball league board member arrested on child grooming charges
Grabowske served as a board member, coach, and rules director for the Laguna League of Little Miss Kickball, a youth sports organization in Nueces County.
The lawsuit alleges Grabowske began sending the child unsolicited sexual messages via Instagram on Oct. 16, 2025, including a video of himself captioned “cheer up sexy.” That same night, he messaged her repeatedly with sexually explicit statements. The following morning at 4:49 a.m., according to the petition, he sent additional messages describing a sexual dream involving the child…