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Azle High School coach faces new charge after arrest over relationship with former student, police say

By S.E. Jenkins, Doug Myers

December 15, 2025 / 4:22 PM CST / CBS Texas

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A former basketball and softball coach at Azle High School has been charged with sexual assault of a child, police said.

Carlos Font-Santiago, 32, was arrested by the Tarrant County Sheriff's Office on Dec. 12. He was previously arrested in April for an improper relationship between an educator and a student, authorities said late Friday.

Azle police said the assault charge is an updated charge after a "lengthy investigation into Font-Santiago's improper relationship with a former student."

"At the time of the offense, Font-Santiago was employed at Azle High School, where he coached basketball and softball," Azle police said in a news release.

The investigation is ongoing.

S.E. Jenkins

S.E. Jenkins is a digital content producer for CBS Texas. She has also been a Digital Content Producer in Tallahassee and Myrtle Beach. S.E. graduated with journalism degrees from Texas State University, Aarhus Universitet and City, University of London.