A former, longtime youth soccer coach who was accused of child sexual assault has pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor charges, according to court documents.

James Bain, 74, pleaded guilty Monday to two counts of third-degree assault. He was sentenced to probation. Other charges were dismissed as part of the plea agreement.

Bain initially faced five felony counts of sexual assault on a child.

According to an arrest affidavit from the Littleton Police Department, a 9-year-old girl and an 11-year-old girl came forward in the summer of 2022 to report Bain touched them inappropriately over a period of months.

Littleton police said Bain worked as a soccer coach with Colorado United/Littleton Soccer Club for more than 30 years. He stepped down from coaching in June 2022, the same month the 9-year-old victim disclosed the abuse to a relative.

At the time, the affidavit said, Bain emailed the director of the Colorado United Soccer Club and said he was taking a sabbatical for an unknown amount of time due to health reasons.

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