ANNAPOLIS (MD)
Maryland Gazette
By Heather Rawlyk
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
During an emotional hearing that left many in an Annapolis courtroom in tears on Tuesday, a former Archbishop Spalding High School girls track coach was ordered to register as a sex offender for 25 years for sexting with one of his athletes during a months-long relationship.
Brian T. Funk, 40, a married father of two young children, entered an Alford plea to soliciting child pornography.
The plea allowed him to maintain his innocence while admitting prosecutors have enough evidence to convict. It carries the same consequences as a guilty plea.
Assistant State’s Attorney Pamela Alban said the state worked hard to nail down that charge, as it carries a mandatory 25 years on the Maryland Sex Offender Registry. This ensures that Funk cannot coach children for more than two decades.
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