High school coach Daniel Dutton arrested for child pornography

Brookhaven police say a girls’ varsity volunteer coach at a local school is facing child po charges.

Officers say they got a search warrant for Daniel Dutton, 44, and his electronic devices. They looked through his Brookhaven home and found child poography.

Dutton was jailed on March 15 and bonded out two days later.
 
Dutton was a community coach at Marist school, a private Catholic school in Brookhaven, before his arrest.

The Marist school president sent a statement that reads, in part: "We were saddened to lea of the arrest of Mr. Daniel Dutton. Mr. Dutton has never been a member of our faculty but has been a part time community assistant coach for the varsity girls' basketball team for the past several years."

"It's unfortunate, obviously. I'm sure it's not typical of a coach at Marist," said resident Patrick Gresham. "Hopefully he gets some help. It's kind of tough. Tough situation, particularly being around kids. I hope he gets help."

The school has not been a part of the investigation. No Marist students were involved.

The investigation continues, as investigators continue to search his devices.