Bay Area swim coach arrested on suspicion of annoying or molesting a minor

The suspect sent sexually explicit messages to a female student between July and September 2023, police said.

SAN JOSE — A Bay Area swim coach has been arrested on suspicion of annoying or molesting a minor, police said.

Detectives launched an investigation in January after receiving a report that the coach — identified as a 28-year-old San Mateo man — had sent inappropriate messages to a female student, San Jose police spokesperson Stacie Shih said in a news release Friday.

The messages were sent last year, between July and September, and contained sexually explicit content, Shih said. At the time, the suspect was coaching in Milpitas.

On July 18, detectives arrested the coach in San Mateo, Shih said. He was then booked into Santa Clara County jail on charges of annoying or molesting a minor.

Anyone with information related to the case or similar cases can contact Detective Camarillo at 4576@sanjoseca.gov or 408-273-2959. Tips can also be left with Silicon Valley Crime Stoppers at 408-947-7867 or at siliconvalleycrimestoppers.org.