Legendary NYC coach pleads guilty to abusing teen

BOSTON

/*Robert Oliva*/ was sentenced to 5 years probation in Boston. Oliva coached at /*Christ the King*/ Regional high School for decades until resigning in 2009. He pleaded guilty to two counts of child rape and one count of disseminating pornography to a minor.

His accuser was not a player, but a family friend.

Prosecutors say Oliva abused the then-14-year-old during a trip to Boston in 1976.

Oliva's accuser read a statement calling Oliva "a disgusting human being" who used his power to treat him as a sex toy.

Oliva won 549 games and five city championships in 27 seasons at Christ the King, where he coached several future NBA players.

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