LITCHFIELD, Conn. -- A cross country and basketball coach in the Litchfield school system has been charged with sexual assault and harassment charges involving students.

Adam C. Benedict, 29, was arrested by state police late Friday night on a warrant charging him with fourth-degree sexual assault and second-degree harassment. According to a state police report, the charges involve former students.

While the coach refused to comment to Eyewitness News on the charges against him Monday, the arrest warrant provided details about the alleged sexual contact between Benedict and the two students.

One alleged victim told investigators that Benedict took her back to his house where "they went to Benedict's bedroom." She told police that Benedict began kissing her, according to the warrant.

The other alleged victim told police that she went to Benedict's house and that the sexual contact consisted of the coach grabbing her breasts.

Both of the girls' accounts claim that the coach continuously harassed them via cell phone.

State police arrested Benedict at his home at 11:10 p.m. Friday. He was also charged with interfering with an officer for refusing to answer the door when police arrived and identified themselves.

Litchfield school officials said Benedict has been employed as a cross country and basketball coach at the middle school level, and also helped coach the high school track team.

Benedict, who was released after he posted $10,000 bond, told the Waterbury Republican-American Sunday he is innocent.

Benedict said he hopes the community will continue to stand behind him.

"At the time (of the alleged event), I wasn't even working at the school. I was student teaching in another district. I don't know where they're getting that I was a teacher," Benedict told the newspaper.

As a condition of his release, Benedict was told to avoid the alleged victims, witnesses and to avoid Litchfield High School and any high school students.

He is scheduled to appear again in court in three weeks.

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