ALLEGHENY COUNTY, Pa. — (WPXI) – After 11 boys between the ages of 10 and 12 years old came forward and accused their baseball coach, 27 year old Eric Fairman, of sexually abusing them, he finally went before a judge. At his preliminary hearing, he and his defense attorney decided to waive the charges against him. This means the case is moving forward to trial. “At the end of the day, it’s going to be, can the commonwealth prove beyond a reasonable doubt the charges of the sexual allegations?” Fairman’s defense attorney, Chuck Porter, said. If the Pleasant Hills man had insisted on having a hearing today, many of the alleged victims would have had to testify. “Eric also didn’t want to have all of these young men come in here and testify. It’s a traumatic thing for them to have to come in and testify, and be subject to cross-examination,” Porter added. Fairman was a math teacher at Mckeesport MIddle School and a youth sports coach. He remains in the Allegheny County Jail.