Head College Football Coach Todd Hoffner Arrested On Porn Charges With Own Children

Head College Football Coach Todd Hoffner Arrested On Porn Charges With Own Children

A head football coach at Minnesota State-Mankato, was charged Wednesday with two counts related to child pornography. Authorities said they found nude images of children on his cellphone.

Todd Hoffner, 46, of Eagle Lake, Minn., has been charged with two felonies:

• one count of using minors in a sexual performance or pornographic work
• one count of possessing child pornography

According to the complaint filed in the case, a police investigation began last week after a university official gave them with three videos of children that were said to be on Hoffner's work-issued cellphone.

The shocking news is the complaint said the children are Hoffner's.

Hoffner's attorney, Jim Fleming, said his client intends to fight the charges. At a bail hearing Wednesday, Fleming characterized the nature of the video as "private family moments." He added that the images contained nothing that was graphic, abusive or exploitive.

The complaint said Hoffner brought his university-issued cellphone to school officials earlier this month because it wasn't working. Hoffner was given a new one, and was told technicians would retrieve videos and pictures from his old phone for him.

A technician came across the videos while going through the data, and police were contacted.

While Hoffner is on leave, a university investigation is pending. He posted bail and was released from custody Wednesday.

Hoffner has been Mankato's head football coach for nearly five years at Minnesota State.

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