[{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/www.brodenmickelsen.com\/blog\/texas-coach-charged-with-child-pornography-possession\/#BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.brodenmickelsen.com\/blog\/texas-coach-charged-with-child-pornography-possession\/","headline":"Former Coach of the Year at Texas School is Charged with Possession of Child Pornography","name":"Former Coach of the Year at Texas School is Charged with Possession of Child Pornography","description":"The recent arrest of a former coach at a prestigious Texas high school on child pornography charges, highlights the complex nature of these kinds of investigations. Gordon Oehmig, a former wrestling \u201cCoach of the year\u201d at St. Thomas, an all-boys Catholic school in Houston, was accused of having more than 1,500 images and 900 videos,...","datePublished":"2012-11-26","dateModified":"2022-09-06","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.brodenmickelsen.com\/blog\/author\/broden-mickelsen\/#Person","name":"Mick Mickelsen","url":"https:\/\/www.brodenmickelsen.com\/blog\/author\/broden-mickelsen\/","identifier":16,"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/30690d9f76c45bf5d61434169e78762d673b1ac9b949489cf69f1c78d567fc27?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/30690d9f76c45bf5d61434169e78762d673b1ac9b949489cf69f1c78d567fc27?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Broden, Mickelsen LLP","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.brodenmickelsen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Broden-and-Mickelsen-Logo.png","url":"https:\/\/www.brodenmickelsen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Broden-and-Mickelsen-Logo.png","width":378,"height":77}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.brodenmickelsen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/lawyer-team-about-us.jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.brodenmickelsen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/lawyer-team-about-us.jpg","width":806,"height":668},"url":"https:\/\/www.brodenmickelsen.com\/blog\/texas-coach-charged-with-child-pornography-possession\/","about":["Child Pornography","Federal Criminal Defense","News"],"wordCount":363,"articleBody":"The recent arrest of a former coach at a prestigious Texas high school on child pornography charges, highlights the complex nature of these kinds of investigations.Gordon Oehmig, a former wrestling \u201cCoach of the year\u201d at St. Thomas, an all-boys Catholic school in Houston, was accused of having more than 1,500 images and 900 videos, involving children as young as one-year-old, on his computer at home, Huffington Post reported.Police said many of the images were of a sexually explicit nature.There is no evidence Oehmig touched minors but authorities were reported to have an \u201celevated concern\u201d about Oehmig, given the nature of the accusations.Houston Police spokesman J.T. Roscoe said the 29-year-old\u2019s computer had many images of pre-pubescent boys and even toddlers\u201cWe believe he has a strong sexual interest in children,\u201d Roscoe said, according to the Huffington Post. \u201cUnfortunately, a sport such as wrestling allows for a lot of hands-on contact.\u201dMarty Ross, a former baseball coach at St. Thomas, was reported as saying he wasn\u2019t surprised by the news.\u201cIn today\u2019s society, no, it\u2019s not shocking, unfortunately,\u201d Ross told the TV station KHOU. \u201cIt\u2019s everywhere.\u201dThere have been a number of accusations of coaches collecting child pornography in recent months. In August, 2012, the head football coach at Minnesota State University was accused of creating child pornography when naked videos of children were discovered on his phone, according to the New York Daily News.The massive growth of the Internet over the last decade has also led to a rapid increase in cyber crimes. Perhaps the most common crimes alleged are the online solicitation of a minor to engage in sex and the acquisition of child pornography.Offenses involving the internet raise many complicated legal issues. They also usually raise numerous complicated technical issues. In addition, in Federal court there are often enhanced penalties if the internet is alleged to have been employed in the commission of the crime.It\u2019s important to hire an experienced criminal defense attorney who is aware of all of the complexities. In a recent case, for example, we became involved in a complex issue over venue in a child pornography case."},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Blog","item":"https:\/\/www.brodenmickelsen.com\/blog\/#breadcrumbitem"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Former Coach of the Year at Texas School is Charged with Possession of Child Pornography","item":"https:\/\/www.brodenmickelsen.com\/blog\/texas-coach-charged-with-child-pornography-possession\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]