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A former Carroll County, Maryland, coach and substitute teacher has been sentenced to 17 years in federal prison for his heinous crimes against children. Evan Thomas Harris Frock, 34, of Taneytown, Maryland, was handed down the lengthy sentence on April 16, 2024, by U.S. District Judge Brendan A. Hurson.
Frock, a volleyball coach at a local high school, used social media to pose as a teenager and lure children into producing and sending explicit images and videos of themselves. The depraved coach used at least eight different aliases to communicate with his young victims, ranging in age from 9 to 17 years old.
According to the plea agreement, Frock’s twisted scheme unfolded from 2021 to May 2022. He would use the internet to persuade, induce, and coerce the minors into producing explicit content, which he would then distribute and possess. On one occasion, Frock even sent his own genitalia to the minors in an attempt to get them to reciprocate. Furthermore, he possessed hundreds of child pornography images and videos depicting toddlers, violence, and bestiality.
The case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in 2006 to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. The Department of Justice marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who sexually exploit children.
United States Attorney Erek L. Barron commended the FBI, the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office, the Howard County Police Department, and the Carroll County State’s Attorney’s Office for their work in the investigation and prosecution. Assistant U.S. Attorney Colleen Elizabeth McGuinn prosecuted the federal case.
Evan Thomas Harris Frock’s sentence is a reminder that those who prey on innocent children will face justice. The Grimy Times sends our thoughts to the victims and their families, hoping that this conviction will bring them some measure of closure and healing.
For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.justice.gov/psc. For more information about Internet safety education, please visit www.justice.gov/psc and click on the “Resources” tab on the left of the page.
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Key Facts
- State: Maryland
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: Official Source ↗
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