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[quote=Anonymous]our community has young teens mentor the newest members of the swim team -- a generally sweet arrangement that is treasured in our community.

this was our family's first year on the team and as time went on, we became increasingly uncomfortable with the 13-year-old coach's behavior towards DS, 5. He insisted on getting a hug from DS at the end of every practice and instead of bending over, to hug around arms/shoulders, would essentially shove DS's face at his crotch region while wearing a speedo -- saying "I'm not gonna let you leave without a hug. I demand a hug. You need to work on your hugging. Now hug me... good boy."

They were never alone together and practice occurs in an open pool with parents and others watching, but DH and I started to get very uncomfortable with physical level of things. We started telling the kid that a high-five alone was fine etc and to respect our son's desire for space, not hugging.

Then the kid tells me he wants to have DS over to his house to hang out as a "reward" for his hard work this season -- seriously WTF is wrong with this kid. I blew him off. Then season ends, breathe sigh of relief and run into kid again at pool and the kid AND HIS MOTHER approach us about having our 5-year-old over. Obviously we won't allow this to happen but I honestly don't know how to handle because I don't want my son exposed to this kid again next year at the pool. I also don't want to complain to the head coach and smear a teenager's reputation when I just feel he is creepy and don't have any concrete evidence of inappropriate behavior.

how should we handle?[/quote]

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