BOSTON --
A Lawrence basketball coach is facing child rape charges Monday.

Tyrone Farrar, 30, who is also a school security officer at the Frost School, was arraigned in Newburyport District Court on two counts of child rape and drug charges.

"He was her basketball coach and her mentor," Salisbury Police Chief David L'Esperance said.

Salisbury police said they stopped Farrar in his car at about 1:30 a.m. Sunday. Police said he was under the influence of drugs and alcohol and had a 14-year-old girl in the car. Officials said Farrar was trying to take the girl to the Salisbury Inn, but it cost $85.

"Apparently, he was short $3 dollars and he was trying to get some more money to make up the difference," L'Esperance said.

Farrar allegedly met the victim at the school where he works. She told police they had sex at locations in Salisbury and Lawrence.

The school and police investigated sexual allegations last year, which resulted in Farrar being transferred to another school, but no charges were filed.

Farrar, who is a married father and has a 7-year-old child, was held without bail and is scheduled to return to court next week.

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