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"Popular" homosexual San Francisco swim coach arrested on suspicion of child pornography

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SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- An instructor at a popular San Francisco 
swim school was arrested this week on suspicion of child 
pornography offenses, police said Thursday.

Nicholas Hodges, 28, came under suspicion in March when police 
began an investigation into an individual who was uploading and 
storing what they described as "hundreds of graphic child 
pornography files" online.

Investigators executed a search warrant at Hodges' home in San 
Francisco on Tuesday and seized devices containing hundreds of 
images of child pornography, according to police.

Hodges was arrested at his workplace, La Petite Baleen swim 
school in San Francisco. A cellphone seized from him during his 
arrest yielded additional evidence of child exploitation, police 
said.

Hodges was booked on suspicion of offenses including possession 
of child pornography, distribution of child pornography, sending 
harmful matter to a minor and using a minor for sex acts.

He remains in custody with bail set at $335,000, according to 
jail records.

Hodges' Facebook page indicates that he began working for La 
Petite Baleen in September 2015. It also shows previous jobs 
with the Disney Store and House of Air, an indoor trampoline 
park in San Francisco's Presidio.

The following statement was issued today by John Kolbisen, owner 
and CEO of La PetiteBaleen, Inc. regarding the investigation and 
arrest of a former employee by the San Francisco Police 
Department Internet Crimes Against Children Unit:

"The SFPD Internet Crimes Against Children Unit notified us of 
their investigation of an employee for charges relating to child 
pornography. We are shocked and horrified by these charges. La 
Petite Baleen is a family-owned swim school, and we are 
dedicated to fostering a safe and supportive environment for 
children and adults.

We took immediate steps to investigate and then terminate the 
employee, Nicholas Hodges, who began working for us in September 
2015.

We are doing everything we can to assist the SFPD in its 
investigation. We informed our employees and are notifying 
parents of students. At this time, we are not aware of evidence 
or allegations linking any of our students to the current 
charges against the former employee.

Nothing like this has ever happened in more than 35 years of our 
swim school. We conduct background checks of all employees and 
require their completion of a rigorous training program. The 
former employee passed a 50-state background check that included 
fingerprinting. If anyone has any information that may assist in 
the investigation, please contact the SFPD Special Victims Unit 
at 415-558-5500."

The Bay City News contributed to this report.

https://abc7news.com/news/sf-swim-coach-arrested-on-suspicion-of-
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