Former Madison Coach Charged with Inappropriate Sexual Contact with a Minor

Update 4:36 p.m. June 16: Fairfax County Public Schools spokesman John Torre said Rucker was hired July 1, 2000 as a part-time temp athletic employee and left FCPS April 19, 2002.  

He was not a teacher, Torre said.

Original: A former swim coach was charged Friday for allegedly having inappropriate sexual contact with a minor more than a decade ago.

Noah Rucker, 39, of Bristow, Va, was arrested and charged with three counts of indecent liberties with a minor while in a custodial and/or supervisory position, Fairfax County police said in a statement on Saturday.

Police said they took a report Wednesday from a female graduate of Madison High School, who said she had inappropriate sexual contact with Rucker in 2001 while he was a swim coach at the school.

At the time of the incident, Rucker was 29; the victim was 17, police said.

An investigation led to Rucker's arrest Friday.

Fairfax County police could not be reached Saturday for comment on whether the victim was on the swim team or for how long the contact continued.

Fairfax County Public Schools officials could not be reached Saturday for comment on how long Rucker coached the team or whether he was otherwise employed by the system.

Patch will update this story as more information becomes available.