Former Ventura County wrestling coach faces new sexual assault charges

Prosecutors have filed additional sexual assault charges against Ronald Wilson, a former high school wrestling coach, following new allegations by two former students, according to a statement released Tuesday by Ventura County District Attorney Erik Nasarenko.

Wilson, 72, of Timnath, Colorado, now faces seven new felony counts related to alleged assaults that occurred at two different high schools in Ventura County. 

The charges come in the wake of his May 2025 arrest, when he was initially accused of maintaining a sexual relationship with a juvenile student at Camarillo High School between 2014 and 2017. That investigation began in March after the now-adult victim came forward.

Following news of Wilson’s arrest, two more alleged victims contacted authorities. One individual alleges that Wilson sexually assaulted her at Oxnard High School in 1990. The second claims abuse occurred during the 2015–2016 school year at Camarillo High School, where Wilson was employed at the time.

Senior Deputy District Attorney Stuart Gardner of the office’s Sexual Assault Unit is prosecuting the case. Wilson’s arraignment on the newly filed charges has been scheduled for September 9, 2025, in courtroom 12 of the Ventura County Superior Court. 

He remains in custody, with bail set at $390,000 in connection with the latest charges.

In May, Wilson was charged with five felony counts and multiple special allegations related to the earlier reported case involving the Camarillo student. The investigation remains active.

Authorities are asking anyone with information related to the case, or who may be a victim, to contact Ventura County Sheriff’s Office Detective Rico Rinaldi at (805) 384-4732 or by email at Rico.Rinaldi@venturacounty.gov.