"A youth coach who led Santa Rosa High School cross country and track teams for nearly three decades is facing shocking allegations that he possessed more than 1,000 computer files of child sexual abuse material. Douglas Courtemarche, 78, is charged with one felony count of possessing child porn, according to a Jan. 16 criminal complaint filed by the Sonoma County District Attorney's Office. Courtemarche made his first court appearance on Jan. 22 and was granted pretrial release."
"According to an arrest affidavit, Courtemarche was identified as a suspect last year during a Sacramento County Sheriff's Office investigation into file sharing involving child sexual abuse material, or CSAM. Officials investigated an IP address that was linked to Courtemarche and a search warrant was served in July. An interview was conducted with Courtemarche and during interview, Courtemarche admitted to possessing and downloading CSAM from bit torrent, California Highway Patrol Officer Rene Rojo wrote in the affidavit."
Douglas Courtemarche, 78, coached Santa Rosa High School cross country and track for nearly three decades and retained a formal role after retiring as head coach in 2019. The track had borne his name, and a sign was removed in January. Courtemarche is charged with one felony count of possessing child porn stemming from a Jan. 16 criminal complaint. He made his first court appearance on Jan. 22 and was granted pretrial release, with a March 3 return date to enter a plea. Investigators linked an IP address to him, served a July search warrant, and a device analyzed contained over 1,000 CSAM files; Courtemarche reportedly admitted downloading CSAM via BitTorrent. Defense and Courtemarche declined to comment.
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