WISE COUNTY, Va. — Missing Virginia football coach Travis Turner is now wanted for crimes against children, Virginia State Police announced Tuesday.

Turner, 46, of Appalachia, Virginia, is wanted on five counts of possession of child pornography and five counts of using a computer to solicit a minor as part of an ongoing investigation, police said.

Turner, a physical education teacher and head football coach of the Union High School Bears, has been missing since Thursday, according to Virginia State Police.

They say the 46-year-old was last seen wearing a grey sweatshirt, sweatpants and glasses. Authorities didn’t share when or where Turner was last seen.

Travis Turner

But the mystery starts before his disappearance: Virginia State Police special agents were sent to his home in Appala

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