Phoenix, Arizona swim coach Nathan Moore has been arrested by the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO). The 42-year old Moore has been accused of sexual abuse and sexual conduct with a minor and is being held on a $100,000 bond. He was taken into custody on April 3rd and has a preliminary hearing set for April 13th.
Police opened an investigation on March 19th when a local parent made a complaint to the MCSO. The parent said she was told by her daughter that her daughter had been involved in a sexual relationship with Moore, who was her swim coach. According to the Sheriff’s office, the alleged abuse with the victim began when she was just 15 and lasted until she was 17.
The age of consent in Arizona is 18.
According to Maricopa County Superior Court Records, Moore has been charged with 14 felonies for incidents beginning in November of 2017 and continuing until January of 2019: 2 of those are charges of sexual abuse, and the other 12 are charges of sexual conduct with a minor.
Moore coached with several teams in the Phoenix area, including at Chaparral high school, the Scottsdale Aquatic Club, and as the head coach with the Life Time Arizona Swim Team and the Anthem Dolphins. Moore was listed as the senior coach with Desert Foothills Aquatics as recently as March 31st an archived version of the site shows. The site no longer lists him on their coaching staff.
Moore does not yet appear in the U.S. Center for Safe Sport’s national database of suspended and banned coaches.
MCSO says that they believe there could be more victims and have asked for anyone with more information to contact MCSO’s Special Victims Unit at 602-876-1011.
This perv literally was the safe sport playbook. Tell kids about personal problems, make them believe only he is capable of making them great, became their only and best friend and then earn parent trust. If someone didn’t fall in line he would make sure the other swimmers would outcast them. He would take them to the lake, long distant meets or to his vacant lot pool with trailer full of beer. Kids used his trailer to change in. At swim meets and practice he was the coach not coaching but holding court usually with 2-3 (13-15age) female swimmers still in suits. He was like the pidepipper. Wherever he went they followed. He told them do what ever makes them… Read more »
I’ve saw much of what you described, but there is so much more that I didn’t know. It makes me want to say again, every single parent whose daughter was coached by Nate should have a conversation with their child and ask if they ever saw or experienced anything that was inappropriate. There are likely more victims who may need help.
You saw much of what Bob described – why did neither of you speak up or report it to USA swimming?
That sounds like an awful lot of close observations you made during that time for you to not have spoken up. Did you know USA swimming safe sport has a way for you to report concerns or potential abuse?
he was my coach at the anthem dolphins but was kicked off and created his own team and took some of our swimmers he had a wife and a kid…..
That’s a lot of teams he has coached for.
You done messed up Nate!
Never underestimate the fury of a pissed-off mom.
It was the victim who came forward, not the mom.
It was the victim who came forward, not the mom.
Was she still swimming under the coach the entire time?
Does it matter?
Really makes you wish Wild West justice was an option in some crimes.
Wasn’t he most recently listed as the senior coach for desert foothills aquatics?
hes the one who started the team
No he swam under desert foothills when he left Anthem. He wasnt even a usaswim registered coach after he left Anthem.
It looks like Nathan was charged in Coconino County in Dec 2020 as well? Do you know if that is for another victim? I could not find any news on it. Just found in searching court cases