The girls' softball coach at Indiana Area Senior High School faces charges that he sent sexually suggestive messages to a 15-year-old girl.

Gregory Strittmatter, 49, of Indiana, Pa., was arrested Thursday by state police. He was arraigned on charges of having unlawful contact with a minor, corruption of minors and harassment and stalking.

He was free on bond, pending a preliminary hearing at 10:15 a.m. Aug. 12 before District Judge Susanne V. Steffee in Homer City.