Former wrestling coach to be sentenced on child porn charges

A former volunteer wrestling coach at Westview High School who pleaded no contest to sending pornography to a minor was scheduled to be sentenced Tuesday.

Ryan Carnell sent a picture of his penis to a 16-year-old girl, who attended the Torrey Highlands school. The coach, who is in his late 20s, was also accused of furnishing marijuana to a minor, but that charge was dropped following a preliminary hearing in July.

During the hearing, the girl testified that she met Carnell when she was a freshman after becoming a statistician for Westview’s wrestling team, and that the relationship turned a “lot more personal” her sophomore year.

She said she exchanged text messages with Carnell up to 10 hours a day. In February and March, Carnell began texting her messages of a more sexual nature, leading up to one that included a photograph of his penis and the message, “Don’t be disappointed,” according to the girl’s testimony.

Carnell was arrested this past spring after the girl’s friend told a teacher about the message.

This story was written and edited by City News Service staff.

Tags: child porn, penis, Ryan Carnell, SDNN, text messages, westview high school, wrestling coach

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