Dolan had served prison time for sexting student

NORRISTOWN >> The arrest Wednesday of a Whitemarsh Township man on charges he possessed child porn marks the second time that the onetime head coach of a local high school’s girls swim team has found himself in hot water.

Michael Vincent Dolan, 41, who coached Plymouth Whitemarsh High School’s girls swim team in 2008, previously spent time in jail for sending sexually explicit text messages to a 15-yearold girl he once coached.

On Nov. 18, 2009, Dolan, then of the 200 block of Aldrin Drive, Whitpain, was sentenced to 1½ -to-3-years in jail, to be followed by five years’ probation, after he pleaded guilty to charges of

unlawful contact with a minor for purposes of prostitution and corruption of a minor in connection with incidents that occurred in April 2008.

Dolan, according to court papers, was released from jail on Dec. 12, 2011, after serving about two years of the jail sentence behind bars. Dolan’s parole period expired Nov. 20, 2012, leaving the five-year probationary sentence to be served, court records indicate.

Dolan’s period of supervision ended in 2017.

Dolan also faced a 25-year requirement to report his address to state police to comply with the state’s so-called Megan’s Law, now known as the Sexual Offender Registration and Notification Act.

Dolan was once a seasonal part-time swim coach at the high school who wrapped up his first year as a head coach in March 2008, according to authorities. Dolan was terminated from his job after his 2008 arrest.

A 15-year-old girl, who had no prior inappropriate contacts with Dolan, on April 24, 2008, received a series of unsolicited sexually explicit text messages from an unidentified caller.

The first message, which came to her personal cellphone around 2:30 a.m., asked her if she would perform oral sex for $200, according to a criminal complaint.

The girl continued to receive periodic text messages throughout the school day from the caller, including one message asking her to meet him for paid sex at Miles Park, which is near the high school in Whitemarsh.

The girl, not knowing who was sending the text messages and fearing for her safety, informed her mother who took her to the Whitemarsh police station that evening.

Police obtained a search warrant and traced the phone number from which the text messages were sent to an account in Dolan’s name, according to the criminal complaint.

At the time of Dolan’s arrest, Colonial School District officials said they were shocked and disappointed that Dolan was implicated in such behavior. Officials said the district did not receive any complaints about Dolan, who did not teach in the district, during the months he served as the swim coach.

Dolan, who came highly recommended, passed the various required background checks, school officials added at that time.

In 2013, after his parole period ended and he was still serving the probationary part of his sentence, Dolan applied for an early termination of his probation. Dolan, through his lawyer, claimed he “demonstrated his commitment and steady progress toward rehabilitation” by enrolling in and completing prison treatment programs dealing with victims’ awareness, anger management, drug and alcohol issues and sex offender counseling.

But Deputy District Attorney Samantha Cauffman opposed Dolan’s request at that time, arguing it was “self-centered” and indicated he did not appreciate nor understand the trauma suffered by the victim.

In May 2013, county Judge Thomas P. Rogers denied Dolan’s request, taking into consideration the testimony of the victim, a letter submitted by the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole, “the entire record and the well-made arguments of counsel,” according to a court order at that time.

As a result, Dolan, most recently of the 4000 block of Center Avenue in Whitemarsh, was forced to complete the entire five-year probationary period following

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