Youth Soccer Referee Charged With Child Porn Distribution

The Bible describes events and conditions that would mark “the conclusion of the [current] system of things,” or “the end of the world.” (Matthew 24:3; Ruining of the earth by mankind.​—Revelation 11:18.

Deterioration of people’s attitudes, as shown by many who are “unthankful, disloyal, . . . not open to any agreement, slanderers, without self-control, fierce, without love of goodness, betrayers, headstrong, puffed up with pride.”​—2 Timothy 3:​1-4.

Breakdown of the family, with people who have “no natural affection” and children who are “disobedient to parents.”​—2 Timothy 3:​2, 3.

MILLERSVILLE, MD — A youth soccer referee from Millersville has been charged with multiple counts of child porn possession and distribution, Anne Arundel County Police said on March 20. The investigation into Cedric Caleb Wardell, 21, began after the department received a report on Sept. 26, 2018, that a local email address was uploading child pornographic images to an online site.

Detectives executed a search and seizure warrant on Jan. 30, 2019, at an address in 600 block of Wheat Mill Court in Millersville. Wardell was on the scene and interviewed by police. Numerous electronic items were seized and later examined by the Anne Arundel County Digital Forensics Unit.

Wardell told investigators he was certified by the United States Soccer Foundation, an accreditation program for youth and adult soccer referees. Detectives alerted local, regional and state administrators who supervise the soccer referee program in Maryland about the criminal investigation involving Wardell. His privilege to referee in Maryland was suspended pending the investigation.

Analysis of Wardell’s electronic devices reportedly showed he possessed multiple child pornographic images. Child abuse detectives obtained an arrest warrant where Wardell was charged with ten counts of distribution and ten counts of possession of child pornography. He was taken into custody without incident.

Anyone with information on this incident or Wardell is asked to contact the Anne Arundel County Child Abuse Unit at 410-222-4733. You can also remain anonymous by calling the Anne Arundel County Tip Line 410-222-4700 or Metro Crime Stoppers at 866-7LOCKUP.Subscribe

The information that began the investigation was provided by the National Center for Missing and Exploded Children, a non-profit organization whose mission is to find missing children, reduce child sexual exploitation and prevent child victimization.

LA TIMES REPORTING:

A man who coached an American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO) girls team in Long Beach has been indicted on federal charges of possessing and distributing child pornography.

Robert “Bob” Warden Phillips, 65, pleaded not guilty to the charges when he was arraigned last week. Phillips, who was released on $50,000 bail, will have to return to court in March when his trial begins.

When investigators searched Phillips’ home last year, they found two computers and a thumb drive that contained child pornography images, according to a news release from the U.S. Department of Justice.

In the fall of 2014, Phillips, who lives in Lake Forest, coached 12- to 14-year-old girls on an AYSO team in Long Beach.

Investigators found records of online chats in which Phillips fantasized about young female soccer players and talked about molesting young girls, according to the release.

There is currently no evidence that he molested any of his players, according to the release, though investigators say they think there could be victims in the case who haven’t yet been identified.

“This case is particularly disturbing given the defendant’s former position as a coach and his close contact with children,” said Joseph Macias, special agent for Homeland Security Investigations, an arm of the Department of Homeland Security, in Los Angeles.

AYSO, a national nonprofit with headquarters in Torrance and more than 500,000 players nationwide, could not be reached for comment.

The charges against Phillips, which include three felony counts of possession and three counts of distribution of child pornography, come from a probe by the Orange County Child Exploitation Task Force. If convicted of all six charges, Phillips could face a maximum of 90 years in prison.

The task force, which is made up of local law enforcement officers and FBI agents, began investigating Phillips when it received several tips from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that an email address that traced back to him was associated with sexually explicit images of minors.

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