Ky. coach accused of shoving child to the ground during youth soccer game

ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. (WKYT) - A Lexington man is facing an assault charge after parents say he shoved their child during a soccer game.

Robert McKinnis says his 13-year-old son Joseph has been playing soccer since he was just 4 years old.

“It’s the only sport he’s played. It’s the only sport he wants to play. Totally in love with the game,” said McKinnis.

Joseph, who goes by JK, has spent countless hours on the field, many of those moments captured by Robert’s camera.

“I’ve got thousands of pictures of him,” said McKinnis.

Sunday’s game in Elizabethtown was like any other. Robert had his camera out, taking photos of JK on the field, as his team faced a visiting team, Tiburones F.C., from Lexington.

However, it was a moment captured by another parent’s camera that made the game differen