U.C. Davis swim coach indicted for child porn
The university says it is investigating whether Daniel Noble committed misconduct in connection with his coaching duties.
(Photo via U.C. Davis website, Graphic by Solano NewsNet)
A former assistant swim coach with the University of California at Davis was indicted this week on several charges related to the receipt and distribution of child pornography, federal prosecutors announced on Thursday.
In a press release issued by the U.S. Attorney’s Office, prosecutors said 26-year-old Daniel J. Noble of Davis was arrested last month after he was suspected of using an online communication service to obtain and distribute videos of children being sexually abused.
Noble has been released on a $100,000 bond while his case proceeds through the court system, prosecutors said. He was ordered to remain at home and will be subject to electronic location monitoring, prosecutors said. He will also only be allowed access to one electronically-monitored cell phone and is not allowed to use the Internet without the permission of the U.S. Court’s Pre-Trial Service’s Office, according to court documents reviewed by Solano NewsNet.
Last month, officials with U.C. Davis affirmed Noble worked for the school as an assistant coach for the men’s water polo team. On May 24, a school official said Noble was no longer employed by the university, and a former federal prosecutor had been retained to investigate whether Noble had committed any misconduct in connection with his former job.
In a letter sent to the former prosecutor and obtained by Solano NewsNet, a university official said the school had received no complaints against Noble of misconduct, but wanted an investigation into his activities “to assess whether there are potential victims within our community.”
Officials at the university say they are cooperating with federal law enforcement investigators.
The charges against Noble are only accusations, and he is presumed innocent unless he is proven guilty at trial, or he enters a guilty plea during the course of his criminal court case.
If Noble is convicted, he would spend a minimum of five years in federal prison, with a maximum potential sentence of 20 years. He could also pay a $250,000 fine and a period of supervised release for the remainder of his lifetime. Any actual sentence would be based on a number of factors, including his prior criminal history — if any — as well as the specific circumstances of his case.
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