ENFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) - A Springfield man was charged with sexually assaulting a minor in Connecticut on Tuesday following a 2024 investigation. Connecticut State Police said that in October 2024, 27-year-old Justin Perez served as an assistant athletic coach at Somers High School, and allegedly engaged in inappropriate contact with a juvenile student. Driver saved from Turners Falls ravine, taken to hospital The student disclosed that Perez was allegedly engaging in inappropriate phone and social media contact with her, inappropriate content during practice sessions, and other unwanted sexual advances. Courtesy of Connecticut State Police. On Tuesday at approximately 12:08 p.m., officers located Perez in Enfield and conducted a traffic stop on his vehicle. He was arrested due to his active arrest warrant and turned over to State Police. Justin Perez was charged with: Criminal Attempt - Risk of Injury to a Minor Risk of Injury to a Minor Criminal Attempt - Sexual Assault 2nd Degree Sexual Assault 4th Degree Enticing a Minor Under 18 by Computer Perez was released on a $100,000 court-set bond and was scheduled to appear at Rockville Superior Court on Wednesday. 22News will provide more information on the case as more information becomes available. Local News Headlines Springfield man charged with sexually assaulting minor in Somers What is causing the decline of the honey bee population? Springfield officials work together to address federal education funding Mass. lawmakers shift climate plan under Trump WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on WWLP.com. ...read more read less