of the female athletes at the school, but not to any of the boys. Curtis was accused of molesting two 15-year-old girls in 2012 when he was a volunteer weight-room strength trainer at Lakewood High School in Lake Odessa, Michigan, and of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl in 2011. (Curtis told his 2011 victim that his conduct toward her was the "most unfaithful" he had ever been to his wife.) He gave the massages first in the school's weight room, then in a room next to the weight room, and ultimately in a windowless trainer's room. On August 16, Curtis was found guilty on all six counts, including third-degree criminal sexual conduct (a crime that involves sexual penetration). In an hour-long address to the court, Curtis accused all his victims of lying; he claimed that they made unwelcome sexual advances to him. The Barry County, Michigan Prosecutor Julie Nakfoor Pratt later stated that Curtis' sentencing statement "was the most selfish, self-serving, victim-blaming statement I've heard in my career as a prosecutor. ... It speaks volumes about his character, or lack thereof". On October 3, 2013, Curtis was sentenced by Barry County Circuit Court Judge Amy McDowell to 7 to 15 years in prison. In February 2015, Curtis's criminal convictions were upheld by the Michigan state appeals court in a 3–0 decision. After pursuing an attempt in March 2016 for re-sentencing, Curtis later withdrew the request when the presiding judge signaled that Curtis faced the possibility of a longer term of incarceration. After Curtis's conviction, his former teammate Gabe Kapler wrote: I'm floored that I misjudged the character of a man so horribly. Perhaps I was blinded with the mantle of righteous moral authority he always tried to wear and never looked deeper. ... Chad Curtis wasn't the first major leaguer to commit a heinous crime. I'm confident in my assessment, however, that he'll represent the last time that I allow the veil of religion and perceived moral high ground to impede my better judgment of another human being's fiber. Curtis was incarcerated at the Gus Harrison Correctional Facility in Adrian, Michigan. He was paroled on September 22, 2020, and placed on supervision for the next two years. Civil cases In a 2014 federal civil lawsuit filed against Curtis by his three victims in the criminal sexual conduct case and by a fourth Lakewood High School student accuser with similar claims,