Crime & Safety
MN Volleyball Coach Sexually Assaulted Girls, Recorded It: Feds
Federal investigators are still trying to identify and confirm the identity of many of the minor victims involved, authorities said.
ST. PAUL, MN — A Minnetonka volleyball coach was federally indicted on accusations of sexually assaulting minor girls, U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger announced Thursday.
The indictment charges Dorian Christopher Barrs, 32, with four counts of production of child pornography, one count of receipt of child pornography, and four counts of coercion and enticement of a minor.
Barrs made his initial appearance on these charges Wednesday in U.S. District Court.
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As a volleyball coach, Barrs engaged in "sexually focused" conversations with girls as young as 13 over Snapchat and text messaging, authorities said.
Barrs then coerced girls to engage in sexual activity with him and produce and send him sexually explicit material, according to investigators.
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Federal investigators are still trying to identify and confirm the identity of many of the minor victims involved, authorities said.
If you believe you or your minor dependent(s) have been victimized by Dorian Barrs, please contact the FBI Tip Line at 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324) or tips.fbi.gov.
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