BY DARRELL SMITH — A former St. Francis Catholic High School softball coach accused of having sex with an underage girl on his team and another teenage girl is to face trial in February.
Michael Martis, 57, waved his preliminary hearing Tuesday in Sacramento Superior Court. He returns Feb. 23 for a trial setting conference with Feb. 27 scheduled for trial, said court officials Tuesday.
A judge at a preliminary hearing determines whether prosecutors have enough evidence to bring a case to trial.
Martis faces seven felony counts in all related to the incidents, six involving a 16-year-old girl from June through September 2013. The girl told authorities in November 2015 that the acts happened after text messages with Martis during her sophomore year.
The teen’s family had reportedly intercepted a text between the teen and Martis last year and called police, Sacramento police officials said.
Martis was arrested by Sacramento police on June 9
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