One of Oregon’s top high school girls basketball coaches, Roy “Stub” Travis Jr., has been accused of repeatedly sexually abusing one of his players across three counties in 2022.

An eight-page grand jury indictment filed Monday in Deschutes County Circuit Court details 21 counts of second-degree sex abuse and two counts of giving alcohol to someone underage.

Travis was a longtime coach at Crane Union High School in Harney County. He coached 30 years of football at the high school before stepping down in 2022 and 28 seasons of girls basketball before stepping down in 2023.

Travis is accused of inappropriately touching one of the basketball players he coached, including her genitals, on at least six occasions between June 1, 2022, and Dec. 18, 2022. The incidents took place in Deschutes, Harney and Umatilla counties, the indictment said.

Travis first inappropriately touched the player in a shed in Harney County between June and September 2022, the indictment read. Travis also allegedly touched the player in a another shed in Harney County between September and December 2022. Travis allegedly touched the player a third and fourth time in Deschutes County in June and again in mid-August 2022. The indictment didn’t say where, but it was during these incidents that Travis allegedly gave the player alcohol, according to the indictment.

The fifth incident allegedly happened in Umatilla County in late August 2022. The indictment didn’t disclose where.

Travis allegedly inappropriately touched the player a sixth time in the attic of an elementary school in Harney County.

The Burns Police Department initially investigated the allegations, then referred the investigation to the Oregon State Police in Bend in June 2023, Deschutes County District Attorney Steve Gunnels told The Bulletin on Monday. State police found enough evidence in Deschutes County to refer the case to the district attorney’s office near the end of August 2023 to file charges there, Gunnels said.

“From the volume of the reports I’m seeing it would not be unusual for the investigation to take a while,” Gunnels said.

Travis is represented by an attorney, and his attorney has been notified of the charges, Gunnels said.

The attorney was not listed in court records, and attempts to reach Travis were unsuccessful.

Neither the Burns Police Department nor Crane High School’s principal responded to The Bulletin’s requests for comment.

Travis coached eight seasons at Crane from 1995-2002 and another 20 seasons from 2004-2023. He’s the sixth most winningest coach in Oregon girls basketball history.

Second-degree sex abuse by a teacher or coach carries a maximum sentence of 5 years in prison.

Brian Rathbone, Bulletin sports reporter, contributed to this story.