Volunteer coach for high school hockey club arrested on child porn charges
A 32-year-old Lauderhill, Florida, man who was a volunteer coach for the hockey club at St. Thomas Aquinas – a private, Roman Catholic, college-prep high school in Fort Lauderdale – is facing charges of possessing child pornography. On February 13, Nicholas Gullman was arrested by Broward Sheriff’s Office (BSO) detectives with the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) task force.
The investigation into Gullman began in January 2019 following information from an Internet service provider that he was uploading child porn images. Detectives identified 50 images of boys who appear to be between the ages of 10 and 14 in lewd poses or engaged in sexual acts. There are a number of other images that show young males in the nude or in sexually provocative poses that are unnatural for children.
On Wednesday [February 13], armed with a search warrant, detectives showed up at Gullman’s home. Gullman denied having child pornography, BSO said. During the search, detectives found several hard drives that had “numerous images of child pornography,” including short videos of children “engaging in sexual acts.” ~ The Miami Herald
BSO detectives also found images showing teenage boys in a locker room in various stages of undress. These images appear to have been secretly recorded. The Miami Herald shared a portion of Gullman’s arrest report that stated, “Uniforms from a Specific Broward County private Catholic high school can be seen in the footage.”
Gullman faces 19 charges for possessing images that depict child sex conduct and one charge related to entering child pornography on a computer.
According to ICAC detectives, Gullman stopped working as a volunteer ice hockey coach for St. Thomas Aquinas in early 2018. However, detectives are concerned that there may be local victims.
Anyone who believes they are a victim, or anyone with further information, is asked to contact ICAC Det. Jennifer Montgomery at 954-888-5239.
(Source: BSO)
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