Multiple people, including some now in their 20s, have come forward after a Tennessee soccer coach was arrested in connection with videos on his phone that show him raping unconscious boys, according to authorities.
The Franklin, Tennessee Police Department said detectives found hundreds of “disturbing videos and pictures” on Camilo Hurtado Campos‘ phone, including the “rapes of at least 10 children” ages 9 to 17, Franklin police said in a news release Sunday.
On Wednesday, detectives identified four of the victims, Franklin police said.
“We fear that, in addition to very recent victims, there could be a decade or more of victims out there,” Franklin Police Department Lt. Charles Warner said Wednesday in a statement.
Police in Franklin, about 20 miles southwest of Nashville, are holding Campos on child rape and sexual exploitation of a minor charges, according to the news release.
More victims come forward
Detectives said five more victims, who investigators didn’t previously know about, have also come forward after Campos was arrested.
“In my nearly 25 years in law enforcement, and almost as much time being a dad, this is one of the most disgusting, unraveling cases we’ve ever encountered,” Warner told USA TODAY. “What they experienced is unconscionable and they deserve justice, and closure, and healing.”
Victims who are now in their 20s have also come forward, Warner said.
“Until charges are filed, I can’t go into anything specific about additional victim allegations,” Warner told USA TODAY Thursday.
In an interview with Homeland Security, Franklin police said Campos admitted that he was in the U.S. illegally.
Police:Tennessee soccer coach charged after videos on his phone show boys being raped
Campos did not have a password on his phone, police said
On June 22, Campos left his phone behind at a pizza restaurant in Franklin, according to an affidavit obtained by The Tennessean, part of the USA TODAY Network.
The employee opened the phone, which did not require…
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