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A North Bethesda soccer coach pleaded guilty of third degree sexual offense of leaving the country, a Montgomery County Circuit Court judge ruled Monday.Juan Jose Aranguri, 47, of 5700 block of Luxembourg Street in North Bethesda, was found guilty of third degree sexual offense after 22 September with sexually abusing three young female soccer players he coached pay, according to court documents. He pleaded guilty, sentenced as a 11-count indictment.On Monday, Montgomery County Circuit Court Judge Louise Aranguri writer to 10 years in prison - the maximum sentence for third-degree sex offense - but prison sentence on probation. Unattended Aranguri clerk sentenced to five years probation and ordered him to leave the country by Tuesday. Aranguri back in his native Peru, according to Emily White, a spokeswoman for Montgomery County Prosecutor's Office, and will be permanently blocked from re-entering the country.

The portion of the indictment to which Aranguri pleaded guilty stated that he rubbed his penis against a 13-year-old victim sometime between January and March 2007. Police said the incident occurred while he was acting as the girl's personal trainer. Prosecutors aren't pursuing further charges contained in the indictment as a part of a plea agreement, according to Seth Zucker, a spokesman for the Montgomery County State's Attorney's office. Aranguri was arrested and released on bond three times last year in relation to the charges. His original arrest came after an alleged incident on July 9, 2008 at the South America Soccer Academy in Potomac, which he directed. According to charging documents, Aranguri massaged the legs of a 12-year-old girl and touched her inappropriately. He was released on $50,000 bond.

He was again arrested on August 26, 2008 after wrongly accused of touching 14-year-old girl, while helping her stretch her legs in 2004 and released on $ 25,000 bond. Aranguri was arrested for the third time in early October after third victim came forward with allegations against him, and was released on $ 50,000 bond. "It is sad for the kids - or at least the guy - that it happened," said Lance Van Winter, Potomac resident and District Football coach. All three children, Van Winter playing football, including his two daughters, a freshman at Winston Churchill High School. "As a parent, do you think are the things that happen somewhere else to hear." De Winter said the district football community is proud of offering equal opportunities to play for girls and boys, and expressed the hope that the incident would not deter girls interested in the sport.