Former soccer coach arrested in Baltimore County for multiple counts of child sexual abuse
A former soccer coach in Baltimore County has been arrested and charged with multiple counts of sexual abuse of a minor.
The man, 30-year-old Roberto Carlos Huezo Garcia, is from Reisterstown, Maryland.
Garcia faces four counts of sexual solicitation of a minor, three counts of indecent exposure to a minor, two counts of displaying obscene material to a minor, and one count of continuously sexually abusing a minor, according to court documents obtained by CBS News Baltimore.
A spokesperson for the Baltimore County Police Department, Jasmine Fleet, told our media partner, the Baltimore Banner, that officers received a warrant for Garcia on June 30, and he was detained on Wednesday.
A statement by Baltimore County Police said Garcia had been charged with sexual abuse of a minor and sexual solicitation of a minor.
"Since January of 2026, Baltimore County detectives have received multiple reports of alleged sexual misconduct involving Garcia and male juveniles between the ages of 10 and 15," the statement said.
Police said an extensive investigation was conducted by detectives assigned to the Baltimore County Police Department Crimes Against Children Unit (CACU) before the warrant was issued in June.
Garcia had been a soccer coach "for multiple private organizations across several jurisdictions," the statement said. However, since allegations of sexual misconduct were reported, Garcia was suspended from coaching, police said.
A statement provided to CBS News Baltimore by Baltimore County Public Schools confirmed that Garcia was a contractual boys' junior varsity soccer coach at Perry Hall High School from 2017 to 2020.
According to an Instagram post from last year, he also coached at the Pipeline Soccer Club.
Charging documents reveal disturbing details
The charging documents outline alleged incidents involving two players who were only 13 years old when this all started.
It's not clear in the documents which programs the victims attended, but they say Garcia was traveling with a team when some of the allegations occurred.
The first victim outlined in the case was 13 years old the first time Garcia allegedly tried to touch him inappropriately during a tournament in Florida.
The incidents continued back in Maryland, including outside a Chipotle, where Garcia allegedly tried to bribe the victim to touch himself in exchange for food.
The documents also allege similar incidents happened during a team trip to Pennsylvania, where Garcia allegedly showed the boy pornography and pressured him to masturbate in front of him.
Another victim reported a similar incident with Garcia during a soccer trip to Seattle, when Garcia allegedly offered him money to take his pants off.
Expert advice for parents
"Really, 90% of abuse is occurred and caused by people who the child knows and trusts. These are people who have access to children, whether they're family members, teachers, coaches," said Adam Rosenberg, executive director of Lifebridge Health Center for Hope.
Rosenberg said that's what makes cases like this so disturbing.
"A perpetrator needs to be able to build that trust with the child and the caregiver, and so grooming creates this special relationship with the child through attention, gifts, favors, private communication, sometimes transportation, and that one-on-one time that separates that child from other adults," he explained.
He said it's important for parents to vet the programs their children are enrolled in by making sure organizations require background checks and abuse training.
"It also gives us a real reminder that youth sports programs are terrific and build great character and skills in our children, but we have to make sure that we trust who we're leaving our children with," he said.
Baltimore County police believe there may be more victims and are asking anyone else with information to contact them immediately.
