his teammates watching. During that season he also told outfielder Gabe Kapler, his Jewish teammate, that Kapler was going to hell if he didn't believe that Jesus Christ was his Lord and Savior. In 2001, he hit .252 with 3 home runs and 10 runs batted in just 38 games. That season he earned $1.9 million. On November 5, 2001, Curtis was granted free agency. He retired from professional baseball after the 2001 season. Career after baseball After retiring from Major League Baseball, Curtis earned a teaching certificate at the evangelical Cornerstone University in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Curtis then worked for two years as a physical education teacher and coach at Caledonia High School, outside of Grand Rapids. Starting in the fall of 2006, Curtis was employed as the athletic director and weight training instructor at NorthPointe Christian High School, a fundamentalist Baptist school in Grand Rapids. He helped construct a weight room at the school. He was fired without public explanation in the late fall of 2009. During the 2010–11 school year, Curtis began substitute teaching and volunteering in the Lakewood Public Schools (Lake Odessa, Michigan) weight room. Along with coaching youth baseball, in 2011 Curtis coached the Lakewood Public Schools equestrian team, which included two of his daughters. The team won state Division D championship honors that same year. Curtis also worked as a substitute teacher, high school weight-training coach, and head coach of the high school varsity football team. Personal life Curtis married his college sweetheart, the former Candace Reynolds, in 1990. The since-divorced couple has six children. Curtis views himself as a "Bible-believing Christian". In a 2014 interview, he claimed that he never drank alcohol, never swore, and never committed adultery. As a major league baseball player, he chastised teammates for missing chapel, listening to explicit rap, and watching The Jerry Springer Show on television. Criminal convictions In May 2012, after several female students accused him of "inappropriate touching," Curtis resigned from his positions at Lakewood Public Schools. In June 2012, Curtis was ordered to stand trial for five counts of criminal sexual conduct ranging from misdemeanors to felonies carrying a potential 15-year sentence. In August 2012, Curtis was charged with an additional, sixth count of criminal sexual conduct. Curtis's criminal trial began on August 12, 2013, during which three of his victims and two others--all underage girls--testified. According to testimony, Curtis offered massages to some