College Football Coach Arrested In Human Trafficking Investigation

A college football assistant coach resigned after being arrested in a human trafficking investigation in Tennessee.

Austin Peay State University football assistant coach Patrick Kugler resigned Sunday.

His resignation came just two days after the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation launched an undercover operation aimed at addressing human trafficking in Montgomery County, Tennessee.

Officers placed several decoy advertisements on websites known to be linked to prostitution and commercial sex, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.

Kugler was one of six arrested after the investigation. He was charged with one count of trafficking for sexual servitude. His bond was set at $5,000.

The undercover operation resulted in not only in six arrests but also in the recovery of seven potential victims of human trafficking, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.