Evadale Little League Coach Sentenced To 40 Years

BEAUMONT, Texas – In the Eastern District of Texas, U.S. Attorney Damien M. Diggs announced that the court sentenced a Lumberton man to federal prison on child exploitation charges.

Adam Dale Isaacks, 40, pleaded guilty to four counts of transporting a minor for purposes of sexual activity and was sentenced to 480 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Marcia A. Crone on June 3, 2024.

According to information presented in court, on Dec. 13, 2021, the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office responded to an Evadale home about a report of several sexual assaults. As the investigation progressed, they identified Isaacks as the assailant. Isaacks, a youth baseball coach and president of the Evadale Little League Baseball organization and a trusted member of the community, was reported to have sexually assaulted eight minor members of his baseball team. The boys were between nine and 11 years old during the offenses. The investigation revealed instances where Isaacks transported several minor victims from the Eastern District of Texas outside the state. While outside the state of Texas, Isaacks engaged in illicit sexual conduct with the minor victims. Officials verified the trips with airline records, credit card information, photos, and witnesses.

“We expect our little league coaches to protect the children entrusted to their care; this defendant did not do that and will now serve a lengthy sentence,” said U.S. Attorney Damien M. Diggs.  “Coaches like the defendant, Mr. Isaacks, who have sex with minors should take note of today’s sentence, which reflects the consequences of abusing one’s position of trust by taking advantage of the vulnerabilities of minors and repeatedly engaging them in unlawful sexual activities.  This case shows how local and federal agencies can work together to combat the growing epidemic of child exploitation—a crime that our office will aggressively prosecute.”

The Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice, brought the case. Led by United States Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS), Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate better, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov.

The FBI, Sabine County Sheriff’s Office, Jasper County Sheriff’s Office, and the San Augustine County Sheriff’s Office investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Rachel Grove prosecuted this case.