VA VA - Search continues Saturday for Union High School football coach Travis L. Turner, 46, of Appalachia - Missing since 20 Nov 2025

[steeltowngirl]

When asked about speculation that Travis ran off with a rifle, Leslie told the outlet, “I was told not to comment.”

Everything wife of missing Virginia coach has said since disappearance

Virginia State Police said missing football coach Travis L. Turner is wanted on multiple counts related to child pornography.

www.newsweek.com

 

[Knox]

When asked about speculation that Travis ran off with a rifle, Leslie told the outlet, “I was told not to comment.”

Everything wife of missing Virginia coach has said since disappearance

Virginia State Police said missing football coach Travis L. Turner is wanted on multiple counts related to child pornography.

www.newsweek.com

First time I've seen that in MSM, so now we can discuss the possibility, thanks.

 

[airportwoman]

Maybe the same somebody that tipped him off that the law was about to pay him a visit.

JMO

Maybe a partner in crime?

 

[airportwoman]

Rumors of allegations against the Virginia high school football coach who disappeared just days before being slapped with child pornography charges had been circulating for years before authorities launched an investigation, according to reports.

Authorities announced Tuesday that they have obtained 10 warrants to charge Travis L. Turner, 46, with five counts of possession of child pornography and five counts of using a computer to solicit a minor.

The allegations are not the first to rock the Union High School community.

In 2023, Timothy Lee Meador, a teacher and coach at the same school, pleaded guilty to two charges of indecent liberties with a child, ABC 7 Wise County Public Schools previously confirmed that a staff member employed by the district had been placed on administrative leave pending review of an external allegation. However, the statement did not identify the staff member involved.

https://www.whmi.com/news/fox/virginia-high-school-coach-labeled-fugitive-local-community-alleges-long-known-accusations-report

Egads. Who knows how many victims he has?

I will say, they do have to have ironclad evidence before issuing public warrants for things like that.

 

[airportwoman]

What are the odds of that? Sounds like a systemic issue, scary!

But google tell me this happens frequently nation-wide, why is this sickness uptrending?

It probably isn't uptrending. It's being exposed, and the victims are more likely to be recognized for what they are, and believed.

 

[mickey2942]

Wife of Missing High School Coach Responds to Child Pornography Charges

Travis Turner, the head football coach at Union High School in Virginia, has gone missing amid charges of child pornography and soliciting a minor

www.usmagazine.com

Sad for his wife and family. Especially at the holidays.

 

[LadyL]

And a third from the same school

Friends of vanished football coach wanted on child porn charges speak

Turner, 46, is the head football coach of the Virginia Union High School team but was last seen entering the woods near his home as agents headed to interview him.

www.dailymail.co.uk

ncredibly, a third high school employee in the same Wise County School System was also arrested and charged earlier this year on three counts of carnal knowledge and one count of taking indecent liberties with a child by a person in a custodial/supervisory relationship.

Tyler Jay Tibbs, 28, who worked at Coeburn Middle School - a short 25-minute drive from Union High School - was arrested in August, before being taken to Southwest Virginia Regional Jail.

It was later reported that he was bonded out of Duffield Regional Jail on a $25,000 bond, and the investigation into his alleged crimes is believed to be ongoing.

same school district but different school

 

[LadyL]

I think the answer to this question is an emphatic, clear and decisive....."Yes, but maybe no".

If he is alive, I think your conclusion is good. He likely would have been found or has left the area.

If he is not alive, thick woods and hilly terrain can be hard to search extensively in the true sense of the word. Then factor in the possibility that if his intent was to commit suicide, he might have deliberately chosen a difficult to find place.

have there been any photos of the area posted in MSM? I read he 'walked into the woods' behind the house - just trying to get an idea of what that looks like in this case

 

[LadyL]

When asked about speculation that Travis ran off with a rifle, Leslie told the outlet, “I was told not to comment.”

Everything wife of missing Virginia coach has said since disappearance

Virginia State Police said missing football coach Travis L. Turner is wanted on multiple counts related to child pornography.

www.newsweek.com

“Additional charges are pending,” Virginia State Police said ...

 

[Taffy550]

This entire thing, if true is gross. JMO

 

[NervousNellie]

What are the odds of that? Sounds like a systemic issue, scary!

But google tell me this happens frequently nation-wide, why is this sickness uptrending?

I don’t think the sickness is uptrending, as you say, but I think, fortunately, awareness and reporting have increased.

 

[mickey2942]

I don’t think the sickness is uptrending, as you say, but I think, fortunately, awareness and reporting have increased.

I actually think that p@rn addiction is more prolific than ever. With smartphones, ability to film, view and share CSAM constantly has increased the use.

 

[NervousNellie]

I actually think that p@rn addiction is more prolific than ever. With smartphones, ability to film, view and share CSAM constantly has increased the use.

Yikes, You are probably correct. And now it’s being created with AI, so will become even more easily accessible.

 

[mickey2942]

Yikes, You are probably correct. And now it’s being created with AI, so will become even more easily accessible.

That is really going to be interesting. As you can make AI, a child any age, but is it "CSAM' when no child is involved?! Sick.

 

[angelainwi]

That is really going to be interesting. As you can make AI, a child any age, but is it "CSAM' when no child is involved?! Sick.

Very good question...

 

[Stunned]

That is really going to be interesting. As you can make AI, a child any age, but is it "CSAM' when no child is involved?! Sick.

Al terrifies me with all the damage it can do in this horrible industry in the future! IMO

 

[borndem]

Good point! He's been gone a long time for a man who left on foot four days ago. I'm a little concerned he may have self terminated, hopefully though he found a ride somehow and is hiding out.

My thoughts, too.
Possibly he may have been injured badly -- a bad fall; someone could have hurt him badly, etc.
Hoping he has not hurt anyone.
Where could he be?
Hoping for a good and healthy report soon.

 

[mickey2942]

My thoughts, too.
Possibly he may have been injured badly -- a bad fall; someone could have hurt him badly, etc.
Hoping he has not hurt anyone.
Where could he be?
Hoping for a good and healthy report soon.

I think he doesn't want to face whatever is coming. Expecting to hear some sort of resolution soon. I feel sorry for his family.

 

[borndem]

Missing football coach Travis Turner wanted on child porn charges

Missing high school football coach Travis Turner is now wanted on five counts of possession of child pornography and five counts of using a computer to solicit a minor, according to police.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Missing high school football coach Travis Turner is now wanted on five counts of possession of child pornography and five counts of using a computer to solicit a minor, according to Virginia State Police (VSP).

Well, just damm.

 

[iamshadow21]

That is really going to be interesting. As you can make AI, a child any age, but is it "CSAM' when no child is involved?! Sick.

Yes, because AI are learning programs. They learn from what is fed into them. So, if an AI can produce CSAM, it's because it's been fed CSAM.

MOO