@SharkDad @BlueCat
While all of these are hypotheticals, here is my suggestion to any business owner dealing with employees and minors, document everything and include all witnesses
. If in this example a male coach accidently touched a child while tumbling and mom is being a lot crazy, I'd document. I, also, think that "calling the police" has taken on an extreme connotation, when a conversation only has to go something like this:
Hi my name is _____, I own a gym that deals with minors. A text, situation, etc. was brought to my attention dealing with my adult coach and minor child. Here is the situation, does this need to be reported?....."No? Great thank you. May I have your name for my documentation? Thank you Officer Jones." Then document everything for your records.
Worst/best scenario, they take the coaches name, run it through a data base and you have done your job in protecting a minor, yourself, business and employee involved. If a situation is brought up years later and you wind up where the media, or worse yet, a parent of an abused child claims you could have done more, you have the documentation that says on "February 3rd at 8:30 PM, I took the following measures: .........." You haven't ruined anyone's life, they ruined it on their own accord if the police feel it warrants being run in the system and something is found or the situation is bad enough they feel it needs to be investigated. Yes, this is just my opinion but, I know this is how large corps deal with Human Resource situations and it is based on recommendations from the corporate lawyers. Edited to add, always include all witnesses.