A Baltimore County gymnastics instructor is facing federal charges of receiving and possessing child pornography, according to the Maryland U.S. Attorney?s Office.
U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge Susan Gauvey ordered Patrick Bogan, 42, of Edgewood, to remain behind bars Monday after his arrest Friday.
His detention hearing is set for March 27.
The charges against Bogan, who coached hundreds of children between the ages of 5 and 15, at Baltimore County Gymnastics in White Marsh, upset parents of the children he coached.
“I can?t believe it,” said Jeff, 43, of Middle River, who declined to give his last name. “I?m in shock. He coached my daughter for 10 years. We were good friends. We did a lot of things together.”
Jeff and other parents, who declined to talk about the charges, attended Bogan?s detention hearing in U.S. District Court in Baltimore City.
At the hearing, Assistant U.S. Attorney Daniel Fortune argued there was little doubt of the material seized from Bogan?s Edgewood home.
“Those images are clearly child pornography,” Fortune said.
But federal public defender Carrie Corcoran said Bogan is not accused of hurting any child.
“He is only charged with possession,” she said. “He is not charged with creating or manufacturing child pornography. … He is not charged with any sort of sexual act on a child.”
On Feb. 26, a Maryland state trooper working with the FBI obtained a search warrant for Bogan?s Edgewood home and began the search at 6:15 a.m. March 2.
During the search, Bogan admitted to agents that he?s been looking at child pornography on the computer for the last five years, according to charging documents.
Federal agents said they located five cabinets in Bogan?s residence, including one that contained 49 videotapes and compact discs, along with several pairs of little girls? panties, charging documents state.
Bogan said he did not remember where he got the underwear from, according to police.
He told investigators he is addicted to child pornography and knows it is wrong, charging documents state.
