Supporters hold vigil for Mankato football coach

Minnesota State University Mankato head football coach Todd Hoffner is due in court Wednesday stemming from charges of creating and possessing child pornography for recordings he made of his own children. Friends and neighbors held a candlelight vigil at the Hoffners' Eagle Lake home Tuesday night to show support for the family, the Mankato Free Press reports.

Author:: BMTN Staff
Publish date:: Oct 31, 2012

Minnesota State University Mankato head football coach Todd Hoffner is due in court Wednesday stemming from charges of creating and possessing child pornography for recordings he made of his own children. Friends and neighbors held a candlelight vigil at the Hoffners' Eagle Lake home Tuesday night to show support for the family, the Mankato Free Press reports.

Hoffner's lawyer has said Blue Earth County investigators have found no evidence of child abuse against Hoffner. The Mankato Free Press reports letters from a social worker to Hoffner indicate the county found no need for child protection services.

Hoffner has lined up expert witnesses, the Star Tribune reported Tuesday.

Hoffner's wife Melodee has backed her husband.

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Blue Earth County authorities say Todd Hoffner is at the center of a child pornography investigation. A sheriff's department captain tells the Mankato Free Press Hoffner was arrested when investigators arrived at his Eagle Lake home with a search warrant. He says investigators are looking into the possible use of minors in a sexual performance.

Blue Earth County Sheriff's officials say they have found no evidence of child pornography on the home computer of a Minnesota State University-Mankato coach charged with child pornography. Todd Hoffner is facing child pornography charges stemming from videos of his own children found on his cell phone last month.

The wife of Minnesota State-Mankato football coach Todd Hoffner, accused in a case of child pornography involving their children, says she supports her husband and blasts the charges against him. Hoffner, 46, was charged last week with videotaping his three children nude. "The charges against my husband are ridiculous and baseless," Melodee Hoffner said.

His lawyer says a Blue Earth County investigation has turned up no evidence that MSU-Mankato football coach Todd Hoffner used his children in a child porn performance. Hoffner is asking the county attorney to drop the child porn charges that were filed after a video of his children dancing in the nude was found on his university-issued cell phone.

Suspended MSU-Mankato football coach Todd Hoffner has a court hearing this week at which a judge will consider dropping the child porn charges. The case involves videos of Hoffner's children in the nude that were found on his university-issued cell phone. He asked the Blue Earth County Attorney to drop the charges after investigators found no child porn on his computer and determined his children had not been abused.

Todd Hoffner's attorney tells KEYC-TV his client's wife will make a statement at a news conference Monday morning. Hoffner, 46, is accused of videotaping his three young children in the nude. He was charged last week with possessing and making child pornography.

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A professional therapist and a family pediatrician have come to the defense of a Mankato football coach facing child pornography charges, the Star Tribune reports. The therapist viewed cellphone videos of Todd Hoffner and his naked children and concluded that he was "engaged in healthy play” with them. A court hearing is scheduled for Wednesday in Blue Earth County District Court.

Officials with Minnesota State University, Mankato have confirmed that head football coach Todd Hoffner has been placed on administrative leave, but wouldn't give any other details. Sources tell the Mankato Free Press that Hoffner was escorted off the field during practice Friday by university and other officials.