In a recent post, we commented on the issue of inappropriate behavior between coaches and players. Now comes news out of California, a Chino Hills girls' basketball coach was arrested and charged with six felonies, including distributing lewd material to a minor.

Perhaps the concerned parents of the children Gregory Albert Carroll can take some comfort from the following:

For the Chino Valley NJB team that Carroll coached with Goodwin two years ago, Carroll was never alone with the girls because league rules require that a coach of the opposite sex of the players must be accompanied by another adult during games and practices.

Wouldn't it be wise for any organization involving young children -- be it educational or athletic -- to have such a clear and proactive policy? Consider that a related article, "Alarmed Parents Keep Watch: Institutional safeguards often ineffective at protecting kids," notes:

In the past month and a half in the Inland Valley, four adults in child-supervision roles - three teachers and one youth basketball coach - have been arrested for alleged sex crimes against minors.

Often, an almost non-existant vetting process or, even worse, a "don't tell" policy puts young children at risk. Writes Lori Consalvo in her article "Schools don't tell schools all they know about teachers,"

All too often, according to Einreinhofer, most school districts do not give personal information about an employee to other districts. They will, however, disclose if teachers have been charged with a crime during their time of employment.

But, if you've looked at this collection of articles, you already know this. More often than not, the perpetuator of sexual abuse is a close family member or a trusted friend.