Update: Cook’s lawyer told The Times that his client maintains his innocence and asked people to withhold judgment. 

The child making the accusations is a girl. 

Flowery Branch police said the girl “was a friend of the family and not one of Cook’s students.” 

“Cal and his family and friends were in absolute shock over these allegations when they came out,” said Gainesville attorney Graham McKinnon. “Throughout Calvin’s life and teaching career, his character and reputation have been outstanding and beyond reproach, and we just ask the community to please withhold judgment at this stage in the process.” 

Police spokesman Todd Templeton said they received a report on April 24 that Cook “molested a child under the age of 10 while the child was spending the night at his family's home.” 

The incident happened at 9 a.m. April 7, 2021, two years before Cook’s arrest, according to the arrest warrant. 

According to the warrant, Cook pulled down the victim's pants and touched her genital and thigh area.

Cook has worked for Hall County Schools since Aug. 1, 2018. He is the head girls’ soccer coach at Cherokee Bluff High and teaches physical education at Cherokee Bluff Middle. Cherokee Bluff was ranked No. 4 in the state this year in soccer before falling to Lovett in the state playoffs in April.

Previous story: The girls’ soccer coach at Cherokee Bluff High School was arrested Friday on charges of child molestation, according to Hall County Schools and the Flowery Branch Police Department. 

Calvin Cook, 37, turned himself in at the Hall County Jail around 11 a.m., authorities said. 

Flowery Branch Police Department said it received a report on April 24 that Cook “molested a child under the age of 10 while the child was spending the night at his family's home” in April 2021. 

“We prefer not to release any identifiers concerning the child,” Flowery Branch Police spokesman Todd Templeton said when asked if the child was a boy or girl. “The victim was a friend of the family and not one of Cook’s students.” 

Hall County Schools spokesman Stan Lewis said Cook was placed on paid leave the same day of the report. 

He said Cook has been with the Hall County Schools since Aug. 1, 2018. He is the head girls’ soccer coach at Cherokee Bluff High and teaches physical education at Cherokee Bluff Middle. Cherokee Bluff was ranked No. 4 in the state this year in soccer before falling to Lovett in the state playoffs in April. 

“The Hall County School District takes these charges seriously and will deal with the situation accordingly,” Lewis said in a news release.