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A Special Olympics coach is scheduled to be in court today after authorities accused him of sexually assaulting a mentally challenged woman.

Houston police arrested Johnny G.Villalobos, 65, after they found him parked in the driveway of an abandoned home in the 2400 block of Green Valley.

Villalobos allegedly was having sex with the victim, 29, who is a member of the Special Olympics team that he coached. He admitted having “numerous sexual encounters” with the victim during questioning by investigators with Houston Police Department’s sex crimes unit.

Villalobos, employed as a teacher’s aide, was fired Tuesday by the Aldine Independent School District.

Officials with Special Olympics of Texas said they were “deeply disturbed” by the allegations against Villalobos, who has been removed from the program.

“Special Olympics of Texas places the highest priority on the safety and well-being of our athletes,” they said in a statement. “This organization has a zero-tolerance policy in regards to any criminal action against an athlete.”

Special Olympics officials said they uncovered no past criminal history during a background check of Villalobos.

“When Special Olympics Texas was notified of the investigation, (Villalobos) was suspended indefinitely, and he was barred from involvement in the program and from contact with the athletes.”

Villalobos was charged Wednesday with three counts of sexual assault. He was later released after posting a $10,000 bond for each charge.