Overview
- Kevin Mays pleaded not guilty to all counts and is being held without bond as investigators complete follow-up interviews, police said.
- CSU Bakersfield says an anonymous email in August prompted an internal review that led to Mays’ firing before his September arrest.
- Police located an alleged victim through an online sex ad, set up a decoy date, interviewed her about Mays’ role, then arrested him the next day.
- Searches of Mays’ vehicle, residence and phone recovered multiple firearms, large quantities of drugs and roughly 600 images of children as young as 4, according to investigators.
- Following the arrest, CSUB announced the departures of head coach Rod Barnes and athletic director Kyle Conder, while the university launched a broader athletics review and Conder filed a lawsuit disputing the timing of his termination.