WALPOLE, Mass. -- Former New England Patriots offensive lineman and high school football coach Danny Villa surrendered to police in his native Arizona on Saturday, one day after a court in Massachusetts issued a warrant for his arrest on charges that he raped a child.
Walpole Police Chief Richard Stillman said Villa surrendered to authorities in Tucson and his attorney has indicated that he plans to waive rendition. He faces three counts of rape of a child over 14 and three counts of enticing a minor, he said.
It would take at least a week to process the paperwork for Villa's return to Massachusetts, Stillman said.
The 44-year-old Villa had been working as a football coach at Walpole High School. He resigned Tuesday, hours after the school superintendent confronted him over allegations of criminal misconduct filed by a parent a day earlier.
Villa led one of the most successful high school football programs in the state, capping an undefeated season with a championship earlier this month.
Villa played offensive line in the NFL for 12 seasons, including six with the Patriots.
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