A coach who specializes in training student athletes at some of California’s most elite high schools faces sexual assault charges, as police search for more victims.
Keith Dudley, 41, was arrested last week after he allegedly sexually assaulted a 15-year-old Moorpark High School student off campus.
The incident occurred last month in the city of Oxnard, where Dudley lives, detectives revealed to DailyMail.com.
Police have not released details about the assault due to the ongoing investigation, but they confirmed it was not on school grounds or at a training center.
Mugshot of Keith Dudley. The 41-year-old coach is accused of allegedly sexually assaulting a 15-year-old Moorpark High School student off campus.
Oxnard police said the alleged incident occurred in March and did not occur on a school campus.
“He has been a trainer for many years and we suspect there could be other victims,” ​​Detective Juan Morales told DailyMail.com.
Ventura County district attorney officials said they are now reviewing the case and could decide this week whether to file charges.
DailyMail.com contacted Dudley, who has yet to respond to the allegations.
He was arrested on March 27 for lewd and lascivious acts with a minor and held on $20,000 bail.
The coach, who goes by the nickname ‘Kountry Keith,’ has been training student-athletes in schools and gyms since at least 2016 or 2017.
The 41-year-old’s social media posts show him celebrating at track meets with athletes, their families and school officials from exclusive private schools like Oaks Christian in Thousand Oaks, St. Bonaventure High in Ventura and public schools like Oxnard, Camarillo and Simi Valley High Schools.
A parent contacted by DailyMail.com said he was shocked to learn of the allegations against Dudley, who had worked with his star athlete son at Pacifica High School in Oxnard.
“We have always had nothing but positive experiences with Keith in all the years I have known him,” said the surprised father who preferred to remain anonymous.
Dudley’s social media posts show him celebrating at track meets and on-campus practices with student athletes.
Dudley, who was also a college track and field athlete, regularly shared his training methods online.
The coach called himself ‘Kcountry Keith’.
The personal trainer often brags about his techniques and claims that his young students are part of his ‘Kountry Speed ​​University’.
However, the trainer also works as a senior software engineer at Teledyne FLIR, which designs and manufactures infrared thermal imaging cameras.
Dudley was also a senior software engineer at the U.S. Naval Base Ventura County, Point Mugu, from 2014 to 1026, according to his LinkedIn bio.
However, he has never been an employee of Moorpark High School, where the 15-year-old alleged victim is a student, school officials confirmed to DailyMail.com.
Keith Dudley has trained California public and private school students since at least 2016.
“He is an independent personal trainer and has no affiliation with our district,” said Moorpark Unified School District spokesman Dan Wolowicz.
“We are working with the Oxnard Police Department during their investigation and are fully committed to supporting our students in any way we can during this process.”
DailyMail.com has contacted officials at several campuses whose students were trained by Dudley, including Oaks Christian, St. Bonaventure, Simi Valley and Oxnard high schools.
Simi Valley Unified School District officials confirmed to DailyMail.com that Dudley was not an employee.
Keith Dudley with student athletes. He earned a reputation as a top-notch coach who helped rising stars improve and gain an advantage in various sports.
Rocky Valles, former Oxnard Union High School assistant superintendent, told DailyMail.com that he hired Dudley to help his son, Trey, improve his explosive speed.
Trey was a running back for Camarillo High School and was being recruited by Ivy Leagues his junior year, so he decided to train with Dudley for about a year.
Rocky Valles said he would pay Dudley $300 a month to train his son at least three times a week.
“He was known as the leading speed and agility coach in California,” Rocky Valles told DailyMail.com. ‘He coached the students, whether it was the athlete in athletics or like my son, who played football.
‘My son wanted to improve his 40-yard dash and he did. He went from not being known as a running back as a freshman to being a top running back as a senior. “And now, a year later, we find out that Kountry Keith was arrested.”
Valles said his son was also shocked when he told him his former sprint coach was arrested for sexually abusing a minor.
“He said he’d never heard of anything like this,” Valles said. “There was no indication of anything inappropriate.”
In an alarming social media comment from May 2020, Dudley posted a photo of convicted sex offender and R&B singer R. Kelly that read: ‘R. Kelly tested positive for SHEWASNT-19.
The coach jokingly added his own caption that read, “Someone please throw away my phone.”
In a May 2020 social post, Dudley joked about singer R. Kelly, who was convicted of three counts of producing child pornography and three counts of inciting a minor to engage in sexual activity.
Parents whose children trained with ‘Kcountry Keith’ said he earned at least $300 a month
Moorpark Unified officials sent a message to parents notifying them of the allegations.
The message read: “Today, March 28, the Moorpark Unified School District administration learned of an arrest made yesterday afternoon, March 27, of Keith Dudley, a personal trainer from Oxnard, by investigators with the Police Unit. Oxnard Police Department Family Protection.
‘Keith Dudley was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a student who attends Moorpark High School.
Although Keith Dudley, an independent personal trainer, is not and has never been an employee of the Moorpark Unified School District, our district is dedicated to the safety and support of our students, and we will speak with Oxnard Police Department detectives to determine If there is, is there any help we can provide as your research progresses?
Meanwhile, Dudley’s Amazon page remains active, where he earns commissions for recommending running essentials like stopwatches and barefoot shoes.
It also promotes healthy juices and supplements on its own site. Dudley continues to post inspirational sayings on his X account, formerly known as Twitter.
“The best athletes on the field are usually the best athletes off the field,” the coach said in one of his posts. “What you do outside of your sport is important.”