Feb 18, 2009 3:08 pm US/Eastern
Swim Coach To Plead Guilty On Child Porn Charges
Investigators Found Child Pornography On Computer
He Allegedly Admitted To Having Sex With Minors
FT. LAUDERDALE (CBS4) ―
A well known Plantation swim coach has reportedly decided to change his plea to guilty to a number of child pornography charges.
In November 2008, Roberto Caragol, 35, was indicted on 3 counts of possession and 1 count of transmission of child pornography.
In December 2008 he pleaded not guilty to the charges. Now the Sun Sentinel reports Caragol will enter guilty plea when he appears before U.S. District Judge Kenneth Marra in West Palm Beach on March 5th.
Prosecutors say Caragol was caught after his email address was allegedly used to forward 4 images of child pornography. During questioning by investigators, Caragol also reportedly admitted to having sex with minors dating back to 2001. Federal investigators said Caragol did not abuse any children he came in contact with through his most recent position as assistant swim coach at the Pine Crest School.
After his arrest Caragol was also fired from his position as Chairman of the Florida Gold Coast Swimming, the governing body for all local swim clubs. Caragol had been a coach at Pine Crest since 2006; he also coached boys swimming at Cypress Bay High in Weston.
If convicted of all counts, Caragol would face a maximum prison term of 50 years.
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