EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. — FOX21 has obtained court records following the arrest of Jalen McNeal, a 19-year-old who police believe is a sexual predator who preyed upon an 13-year-old girl.

McNeal had been volunteering in a classroom and as a basketball coach at Galileo School of Math and Science since December 2021.

Police say the assault happened in the fall of 2021.

>> Read McNeal’s Full Arrest Affidavit Here

Per court records, the 13-year-old had been communicating with McNeal and another man, Brandon Meyer, through the social media app Snapchat.

The arrest affidavit states, “He picked her up in the morning down the street from her house. He told her he is not a dangerous person, but he is just giving her weed for sex. He said he has never really done anything like that before. At one point he said he would Cash app her some money. He brought her to some tan apartments which he said was his friend’s.”

The girl confirmed to police that she had confirmed her age to McNeal before meeting him.

McNeal was arrested for sexual assault on a child on February 3, 2022.