NITRO, W.Va. -- The former volleyball coach at Poca High School has been summoned to appear in Nitro Municipal Court for allegedly contributing to the delinquency of a minor, after he was discovered in a motel room with a female student.

Christopher Miller, 27, was discovered by his wife around 5 a.m. June 30, in a room at the Econo Lodge in Nitro with the juvenile, according to the criminal complaint filed in the Nitro Municipal Court.

The girl is a 16-year-old student at Poca High School, a member of the Miller family said.

Miller resigned from his position at the high school in early July. He had worked as the volleyball and track coach at the high school for about a year.

Superintendent Chuck Hatfield said earlier this month that Miller is allowed on school property until criminal charges are filed.

 Miller's wife of five years, Elizabeth Miller, found him at the motel after he left their home following an argument.

"He just disappeared and was gone for four hours," a member of the family said. "He wouldn't answer text messages or phone calls."

Elizabeth Miller checked her online banking account and saw her husband had gotten a room at the Econo Lodge.

She went to the motel, and was able to get his room number from the desk clerk, a member of the family said.

When Miller opened the door, his wife saw the girl in the room and called the police, according to the complaint.

When police arrived, the girl was sitting in Miller's black Chevy Camaro. She originally told officers she was 22 years old and denied having an ID with her, the complaint states.

The girl's cousin arrived soon after to give her a ride home, and gave police the girl's real age. They then contacted her mother.

During this time, Miller repeatedly told police, "This isn't what it looks like," and "It wasn't like we were having sex," according to the complaint.

Miller and the girl denied having sex, according to the criminal complaint. Miller told police he had gotten the motel room, but not with the student.

NITRO, W.Va. -- The former volleyball coach at Poca High School has been summoned to appear in Nitro Municipal Court for allegedly contributing to the delinquency of a minor, after he was discovered in a motel room with a female student.

Christopher Miller, 27, was discovered by his wife around 5 a.m. June 30, in a room at the Econo Lodge in Nitro with the juvenile, according to the criminal complaint filed in the Nitro Municipal Court.

The girl is a 16-year-old student at Poca High School, a member of the Miller family said.

Miller resigned from his position at the high school in early July. He had worked as the volleyball and track coach at the high school for about a year.

Superintendent Chuck Hatfield said earlier this month that Miller is allowed on school property until criminal charges are filed.

 Miller's wife of five years, Elizabeth Miller, found him at the motel after he left their home following an argument.

"He just disappeared and was gone for four hours," a member of the family said. "He wouldn't answer text messages or phone calls."

Elizabeth Miller checked her online banking account and saw her husband had gotten a room at the Econo Lodge.

She went to the motel, and was able to get his room number from the desk clerk, a member of the family said.

When Miller opened the door, his wife saw the girl in the room and called the police, according to the complaint.

When police arrived, the girl was sitting in Miller's black Chevy Camaro. She originally told officers she was 22 years old and denied having an ID with her, the complaint states.

The girl's cousin arrived soon after to give her a ride home, and gave police the girl's real age. They then contacted her mother.

During this time, Miller repeatedly told police, "This isn't what it looks like," and "It wasn't like we were having sex," according to the complaint.

Miller and the girl denied having sex, according to the criminal complaint. Miller told police he had gotten the motel room, but not with the student.

Miller told police the girl had been in his motel room for a "few hours," and that "they were just talking," according to the complaint.

When the girl's mother arrived, she told police Miller was the volleyball coach at Poca High School, and he had been trying to recruit her daughter to join the team, the complaint states.

Police gave the girl a preliminary breath test with her mother's consent. She registered a blood alcohol content of 0.062.

Miller told police he had been out drinking earlier, but not with the student. The girl also denied drinking with Miller.

Police found two Bud Light bottle caps in the trashcan in the bathroom area of the motel room, according to the complaint.

Officers advised the girl's mother to immediately take her daughter to the emergency room to test for any sexual activity.

The mother was hesitant, and waited until later in the week to bring her daughter to the hospital, the complaint states.

She told police in August that a physician determined her daughter had never had sex, according to the complaint.

The legal age of consensual sex in West Virginia is 16.

Police have also searched Miller's home computer for child pornography and none was found, a family member said.

Miller has not been arrested. He is scheduled to appear in Nitro Municipal Court on Oct. 5.

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