Anonymous
05/25/2024 14:12
Subject: If your kid had lessons with Damon Cruz at Baseball Zone
omg. he ran my son's 7 year old birthday party there.
Anonymous
05/25/2024 13:26
Subject: If your kid had lessons with Damon Cruz at Baseball Zone
Goodness, I'm really sorry the PPs' kids are victims of this person. I hope your kids are OK.
Anonymous
05/25/2024 13:24
Subject: If your kid had lessons with Damon Cruz at Baseball Zone
Spoke to my kids (obviously minors) and this man has also shown obscene sexual material to them as well. Already contacted the police. He needs to be behind bars.
Anonymous
05/25/2024 01:32
Subject: If your kid had lessons with Damon Cruz at Baseball Zone
Anonymous wrote:He ran a camp my son attended this spring and we complained afterward. No inappropriate images shown but definitely not professional behavior for a youth coach.
What was not professional?
Anonymous
05/25/2024 00:58
Subject: If your kid had lessons with Damon Cruz at Baseball Zone
Can’t pinpoint exactly when it was but one time I walked into baseball zone and saw Damon and his wife arguing over him receiving gifts from a minor who he coached as well. The gifts were lavish apparently from what I overheard. And his wife kept emphasizing that she was a young girl so I AM ASSUMING MINORRRR. HELLO ? She played softball I think? These are just bits and pieces from what I can remember
Anonymous
05/25/2024 00:53
Subject: If your kid had lessons with Damon Cruz at Baseball Zone
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Anonymous
05/24/2024 13:41
Subject: If your kid had lessons with Damon Cruz at Baseball Zone
Anonymous wrote:Apparently no background check on him either.
Not to imply that this shouldn't be/have been done, but did he have any history prior to this that would have been flagged?
Anonymous
05/24/2024 13:38
Subject: If your kid had lessons with Damon Cruz at Baseball Zone
Apparently no background check on him either.
Anonymous
05/23/2024 23:45
Subject: If your kid had lessons with Damon Cruz at Baseball Zone
Anonymous wrote:I don't understand how he was alone with kids when even the scouts make sure that an adult is never alone with a child. There are so many youth sports oriented businesses these says. They need to have standards for how their employees interact with children.
I feel very sad for the child and their family. My heart would be torn if I brought my child for baseball lessons and this is what happened.
It takes seconds. “ bud, let me show you this drill on you tube” and there’s an image on the phone first. These things happen quickly. Girls get touched on buses/metro, in dressing rooms, walking in neighborhoods in seconds. All assault are not long incidents.
Anonymous
05/23/2024 22:53
Subject: If your kid had lessons with Damon Cruz at Baseball Zone
He ran a camp my son attended this spring and we complained afterward. No inappropriate images shown but definitely not professional behavior for a youth coach.
Anonymous
05/23/2024 21:53
Subject: If your kid had lessons with Damon Cruz at Baseball Zone
I don't understand how he was alone with kids when even the scouts make sure that an adult is never alone with a child. There are so many youth sports oriented businesses these says. They need to have standards for how their employees interact with children.
I feel very sad for the child and their family. My heart would be torn if I brought my child for baseball lessons and this is what happened.
I feel very sad for the child and their family. My heart would be torn if I brought my child for baseball lessons and this is what happened.
Anonymous
05/23/2024 21:34
Subject: Re:If your kid had lessons with Damon Cruz at Baseball Zone
Another news source said the coach was the kid’s instructor for almost 2.5 years. Scary.
Anonymous
05/23/2024 20:51
Subject: If your kid had lessons with Damon Cruz at Baseball Zone
He was grooming kids 
He would show them inappropriate images making the kids think it was cool. Then it became increasingly pornographic over time as he had their "trust". He would also say scary things like he knew people who could beat anyone up if they crossed him. Even if a kid knew this was wrong they were scared. Many teen boys were probably confused about how they were supposed to feel.
He would show them inappropriate images making the kids think it was cool. Then it became increasingly pornographic over time as he had their "trust". He would also say scary things like he knew people who could beat anyone up if they crossed him. Even if a kid knew this was wrong they were scared. Many teen boys were probably confused about how they were supposed to feel.
Anonymous
05/23/2024 20:49
Subject: If your kid had lessons with Damon Cruz at Baseball Zone
Horrible. Our kids went to summer camps there and he was the counselor.
Anonymous
05/23/2024 18:57
Subject: If your kid had lessons with Damon Cruz at Baseball Zone
This is terrible. They think there may be additional victims.
https://wtop.com/montgomery-county/2024/05/md-baseball-instructor-arrested-for-sexually-abusing-minor-he-was-coaching/
"Damon Junior Cruz has been charged with sexual abuse of a minor and displaying obscene material to a minor. He’s since been released on bond.
Police began investigating the 32-year-old in April, after a 12-year-old reported the abuse, which charging documents state took place between September 2022 and April of this year. Cruz was giving the boy private hitting and pitching lessons at The Baseball Zone in Gaithersburg, according to charging documents."
https://wtop.com/montgomery-county/2024/05/md-baseball-instructor-arrested-for-sexually-abusing-minor-he-was-coaching/
"Damon Junior Cruz has been charged with sexual abuse of a minor and displaying obscene material to a minor. He’s since been released on bond.
Police began investigating the 32-year-old in April, after a 12-year-old reported the abuse, which charging documents state took place between September 2022 and April of this year. Cruz was giving the boy private hitting and pitching lessons at The Baseball Zone in Gaithersburg, according to charging documents."