Milford Coach Admits To Child Porn: In Case You Missed It

CONCORD, NH — A former Milford softball coached on Wednesday pleaded guilty to child pornography possession in federal court in Concord. Trevor Palladino, 29, was recently arrested after authorities said he persuaded a girl he coached to send nude photos of herself to him. He will be sentenced November 28.

"(Palladino) used Instagram to communicate with a minor victim who was previously on a softball team that he coached," U.S. Attorney Scott Murray said in a statement. "During some of the communications, the defendant requested that the minor victim send him sexually explicit photographs of herself. She did so. In turn, the defendant sent the minor victim sexually explicit photographs of himself."

Police obtained a warrant for his arrest and officers said they found the sexually explicit photos on Palladino's phone.

"Protecting the innocence of children is one of the most important jobs of the law enforcement community," Murray added. "Because of the harm that these crimes cause to their youthful victims, we will aggressively investigate and prosecute those who are engaged in child pornography offenses."

The New Hampshire Crimes Against Children Task Force — a collection of local, state and federal police agencies — helped investigate the case.

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