Former CCISD Girls Wrestling Coach Arrested

Corpus Christi Police Department

CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS (News Release) - A CCISD employee is in the Nueces County Jail this morning, charged with Second Degree Felony Sexual Assault of a Child. Corey Bellino, age 51, was arrested following a traffic stop on State Highway 44 & Rand Morgan Road by CCPD Patrol and Gang Unit Officers.

On Tuesday, Detectives with the Criminal Investigations Division Special Victims Unit obtained an arrest warrant for Bellino following the outcry of a former CCISD student.  Bond on the warrant was set at $1,500,000. 

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The victim alleged that Bellino engaged in sex acts with the victim on the Mary Carroll High School campus, as well as, during school sponsored extracurricular activities while the victim was an underage student at the school. 

Bellino at the time was an instructor and girls wrestling coach.  Detectives were assisted on this investigation by the CCISD Police Department and Carroll High School Administration.

This is an active and ongoing investigation and Detectives are continuing to attempt to identify additional witnesses or victims.  If you or anyone you know believes that you have more information regarding the investigation, or that you feel you were a victim, please contact the Corpus Christi Police Department at 361-886-2840.

Anyone who would like to keep their identity secret and still provide information to detectives should call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (8477) or submit the tip online at https://www.p3tips.com/TipForm.aspx?ID=343&C=&T=.