Update, June 29: The 29-year-old wife of the arrested coach has been arrested as well by Rhode Island State Police, and she is facing sex charges herself.
A police spokesman said that eight victims so far had come forward, and that he believed the number of victims would rise.
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Rhode Island -- A 37-year-old man, originally of Connecticut, has been arrested by the state police in Rhode Island.
The man, who has volunteered as a judo instructor while working as a youth football coach in Pawtucket, has reportedly been hit with child molestation charges.
He was arrested after the father of an alleged, 15-year-old victim reported his son and his two friends had been assaulted sexually by the man, according to wpri.com.
Since the arrest, additional victims have come forward with accusations of similar abuse at the hands of the suspect.
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