[KHTS]– A former Einstein Academy basketball coach charged with rape and molestation pleaded not guilty Thursday, officials said.

Randolph “Randy” Jackson, 28, was arrested on a felony complaint filed Feb. 13 charging him with a total of 20 counts of various sex crimes.

Jackson is suspected of molesting five boys between the ages of 13 and 17 at various locations in Los Angeles, the prosecutor said. The complaint alleges the incidents occurred between November 2010 and January 2015.

Jackson took the helm of the Einstein Academy basketball program in 2014, after he was named Coach of the Year for the Omega League by his fellow coaches while he was at Delphi Academy in Lake View Terrace.

A school official said the high school was made aware of the allegations on Friday, Jan. 30, and promptly placed Jackson “on administrative leave with pay until the investigation is resolved,” according to Principal Edward Gika, shortly after the arrest was announced.

Einstein Academy officials have not returned calls regarding an update to Jackson’s status; however, several outlets reported his employment with the school was terminated.

Jackson is charged with eight felony counts, including one count of continuous sexual abuse of a child under 14, one count of oral copulation of a person under 16, three counts of attempted oral copulation of a person under 16, sodomy of a person under 16 and two counts of lewd act on a child.

The first count, continuous sexual abuse, allegedly took place from Nov. 1, 2010, to March 10, 2011, according to the complaint. Count 2, oral copulation with a minor, allegedly took place from May 1, 2011, to June 30, 2011, as did the third, fourth and fifth counts, attempted oral copulation. The sixth count, sodomy, allegedly occurred in 2011.

The complaint also alleges a seventh and eighth count of lewd act upon a child occurring between Aug. 1 and Sept. 30 of 2014. Counts nine through 15 allege indecent exposure, reportedly took place around this same time, according to the complaint.

Count 16 and 17 allege child molesting that took place between Aug. 1, 2011, and March 30, 2014, according to the complaint. Count 18 alleged indecent exposure between Oct. 1-31 last year, and count 19 was a count of child molesting that allegedly took place in December. Count 20 pertains to an indecent exposure charge that allegedly took place Jan. 8.

If convicted, he faces more than 30 years in state prison.

He was found in Washington, D.C. after a fugitive warrant was placed for his arrest, according to LAPD officials.

A school official said the high school was made aware of the allegations on Friday, Jan. 30, and promptly placed Jackson “on administrative leave with pay until the investigation is resolved,” according to Principal Edward Gika the following day.

Deputy District Attorney Reinhold Mueller with the Sex Crimes Division is prosecuting the case.
Jackson is due back in court April 16th and is being held in lieu of $840,000 bail.