Laguna Beach High lacrosse coach arrested on suspicion of inappropriate touching of 3 female players

LAGUNA BEACH — Robert Stewart Sant, a Laguna Beach High School lacrosse coach, has been arrested on suspicion of inappropriate touching of three girls on his team.

Sant, 37, of Irvine, was arrested Tuesday, April 9, on three counts of lewd and lascivious acts with a child, said Laguna Beach police Sgt. Jim Cota. Sant posted $100,000 bail.

The incidents were first reported to Cpl. Cornelius Ashton, the Laguna Beach Police Department’s school resource officer at Laguna Beach High School.

“Ashton was advised that their Laguna Beach High School lacrosse coach inappropriately touched them in non-intimate areas on their bodies,” Cota said. “The most recent incident happened on a school bus on April 4 on the way home from a lacrosse game.”

Sant, who was in his first season as lacrosse head coach, is no longer employed by Laguna Beach Unified School District, effective April 5, said Leisa Winston, assistant superintendent.

The district is cooperating with law enforcement in their investigation, Winston said.