Charges filed against wrestling coach who allegedly slapped student

ROTTERDAM, N.Y. (WNYT)- A wrestling coach, who was fired after allegedly slapping a female wrestling student at Mohonasen High School has been charged by the Rotterdam Police Department.

Terry Lawson, 65, was charged with second-degree harassment and endangering the welfare of a child. The charges were announced by the Rotterdam Police Department on their Facebook page Tuesday, January 20.

The 14-year-old freshman Lawson is alleged to have slapped, Elexis and her mother, Desire Rostocki, spoke with NewsChannel 13’s Dan Levy Friday, January 16, a day after the incident. Elexis saying that wrestling is her life and that wrestling made her the person she is…

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