The Arcata Police Department informed campus officials at mid-afternoon Friday, March 5, that it had arrested Timothy Ryan Dossey, a student at Humboldt State University.
Dossey, age 26 of Arcata, was booked on charges of child molestation and sending harmful matter to seduce a minor. He had allegedly developed an inappropriate relationship with a female student while working as an assistant basketball coach.
Dossey is a senior at HSU and is majoring in Liberal Studies Elementary Education. His employment as an assistant basketball coach with the Northern Humboldt Union High School District is not connected with his academic program.
In addition to criminal charges, Dossey faces the possibility of student disciplinary action at HSU.