US EditionFormer Duluth Ski Coach Sentenced for Child Sex Abuse Material
John Degelau was sentenced to 6½ years in prison plus 10 years supervised release after authorities seized over 18,000 child exploitation files linked to his coaching role.
- On Thursday, John David Degelau was sentenced in U.S. District Court in St. Paul after pleading guilty to federal counts of possession and attempted possession of child pornography.
- The probe began when Adobe alerted the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children after an account in Degelau's name uploaded suspected abuse material, leading Duluth police to execute a March 2023 search warrant and seize devices.
- Investigators recovered over 18,000 files of child pornography, including 790 photos and 34 videos of victims as young as 8, many created by photoshopping images of children he coached.
- U.S. District Judge Jerry Blackwell ordered a $10,000 special assessment, and Degelau faces parallel charges in Minnesota state court while barred from coaching by the U.S. Center for SafeSport.
- Officials warn that digitally manipulated CSAM has ramped up in recent years as AI tools make images nearly indistinguishable, and FBI Minneapolis Special Agent Alvin M. Winston Sr said `Degelau used his access to children for the most sinister purpose: his own sexual gratification`.
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Duluth News Tribune
Former Duluth ski coach sentenced for child sex abuse material
ST. PAUL — A former Duluth youth ski coach has been sentenced to 6 ½ years in federal prison for possessing child sexual abuse material and altering images to appear as though he was sexually assaulting the children he coached. John David Degelau, 28, of Duluth, received the sentence Thursday from U.S. District Judge Jerry Blackwell, who also ordered 10 years of supervised release following his incarceration. Degelau, who coached freestyle for T…
Duluth ski coach sentenced for creating child pornography of the kids he coached
DULUTH, Minn. & MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – John David Degelau, 28, has been sentenced to 6.5 years in prison followed by 10 years of supervised release. He was found guilty on federal charges of Possession of Child Pornography. Degelau, a former youth ski coach, created child pornography by imposing the faces of children he coached onto the bodies of child pornography victims. Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph H. Thompson said, “A ski coach who used photos …
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