Basketball coach who had hopes of playing in the NBA charged with rape of girl, 14, he met on Snapchat
A basketball coach who dreamed of playing in the NBA has been accused of raping a 14-year-old girl he met on the social media app Snapchat.
Alieu Sheriff, 28, appeared in the Brisbane Magistrates Court on Friday charged with three counts of rape and using the internet to procure a child, and two counts of possessing child exploitation material and indecent treatment of children.
Police allege the sheriff contacted a 14-year-old girl on Snapchat and told her he was 18. Courier mail reported.
The sheriff allegedly picked up the girl in his car south of Brisbane and raped her, during which she told him to stop, and recorded videos on his phone.
Alieu Sheriff (pictured), a basketball coach who hoped to play in the NBA, has been accused of raping a 14-year-old girl he met through the social media app Snapchat
Police raided his home in Slacks Creek, 24 kilometers south of Brisbane, on Thursday and seized electronic devices.
The devices allegedly contained videos of the teenager performing sexual acts, which amounted to possession of child exploitation material.
The sheriff said he had consensual sex with the girl and that she told him she was 16 and did not tell him to stop.
Sheriff was born in Liberia and came to Australia as a refugee with his family in 2003.
He received a scholarship to play basketball in America and told the ABC in 2020 that his “ultimate goal” was to play in the NBA.
Magistrate Belinda Merrin granted the sheriff bail on the conditions that he live at his home in Slacks Creek and not contact the alleged victim.
The case will return to court on June 10.
The 28-year-old sheriff appeared in the Brisbane Magistrates Court (pictured) on Friday and was charged with three counts of rape and using the internet to procure a child, and two counts of possessing child exploitation material and indecent treatment of children.