A Baltimore County softball coach was arrested and charged with sexually abusing a minor, police said.

Michael J. Pusateri, 59, faces charges including rape, sexual abuse of a minor and solicitation of child pornography, according to charging documents, which allege that he groomed a 17-year-old for several months.

Pusateri is being held without bail at the Baltimore County Detention Center after a judge raised concerns that he is "a threat to public safety." A plea has not yet been entered.

Documents detail allegations

Police said the allegations stem from a July 25 meeting at Eastern Regional Park in Middle River, where Pusateri allegedly sexually abused a female player inside her vehicle. Afterward, he returned to his car and the two left separately.

The victim told police she "fel

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