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New Charges Filed Against Prominent Gymnastics Coach

Last updated on Wednesday, August 26, 2015

(INDIANAPOLIS) - New charges were filed Tuesday against a prominent Indianapolis gymnastics coach being investigated in a child molestation case.

48-year-old Marvin Sharp faces three counts of child molesting and four counts of sexual misconduct with a minor, according to online court records. Police raided his home on the northwest side Sunday night and arrested him on a count of child molestation.

Court documents show that when asked if he was sexually attracted to children, Sharp told police that he "liked the human body."

Police recovered a large amount of digital media from his residence and the gym. Some were contained in locked safes. Thousands of child pornography files were found. A thumb drive contained a 29-minute video showing a minor boy engaging in sexual acts with a female.

In Sharp's master bedroom, a hard drive containing more than 3,000 files was found. Investigators say the vast majority of those files were minor girls either nude or partially clothed. Some victims were identified in the files by name and listed as young as 9 and 12 years old. Some files were stored in categorized folders.

Police were able to recover some files that had been deleted.

Court documents state there is probable cause to believe Sharp knowingly obtained child pornography and saved it to storage media. He lived in the residence by himself. The files appear to have been accumulated over a very long period of time.

There has been no conclusion if Sharp produced any of the child pornography.

Sharp is due in court Wednesday afternoon.

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