Darius Tremayne Lawshea, a 51-year-old former youth track coach in South Florida, was sentenced to 50 years in prison on March 24. The lengthy sentence follows his conviction last month for molesting a 14-year-old student from Miami Carol City Senior High School in Miami Gardens in 2010.
Lawshea, the longtime head coach of Miami Gardens Xpress Track and Field, oversaw organized track and field programs for children ranging from 5 to 18 years old, as per the organization’s website.
According to an arrest report, the victim stated that Lawshea sexually assaulted her on three occasions — two times in his car and once at his apartment. The apartment incident occurred when she was staying over the night before an early morning track meet, according to NBC Miami…