A former softball coach in Florida has pleaded guilty to two counts of production and attempted production of child sexual abuse material.
Andrew Lynn Overheul, 43, Orange Park, faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years, up to 60 years, in federal prison. A sentencing date has not been scheduled.
According to the plea agreement, on September 17, 2022, the parent of a 12-year-old child contacted the Clay County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) to report a complaint the child had made about finding a cellular phone recording her changing clothes and using the shower in the bathroom at her softball coach’s house.
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CCSO responded that same night and interviewed the parent and child.
Both the parent and the child said that they were at Overheul’s home in Orange Park, Florida on September 17, 2022, for a softball team family party, as Overheul was the child’s softball coach.
The children decided to have an impromptu group sleepover at Overheul’s home.
Overheul told the girl that she could take a shower in the master bathroom shower, as another girl was showering in the other bathroom at that time.
The girl spotted a phone on the bathroom countertop propped up between two boxes, with the camera facing the shower.
Upon closer inspection, the girl discovered the phone was recording, and immediately grabbed the phone and stopped the recording.
The girl watched the video and discovered that it depicted her, so she deleted the video, placed the phone back on the counter, and called her parents to pick her up from Overheul’s residence.
The girl’s parent sent a text message to Overheul at 8:17 p.m. saying they were on their way to pick the girl up and would tell Overheul about it when they got there.
At 8:44 p.m., Overheul responded by text message, “Hey we talked with the girls. No one is addmitting [sic] to playing a joke. The others that were in that bathroom said they saw my phone charging but no other phones.”
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After interviewing the parents and the child, CCSO detectives responded to Overheul’s residence in the early morning hours of September 18, 2022, and interviewed Overheul, during which he acknowledged he was the only person that used or had access and control of his cellphone.
He acknowledged that his cell phone was in the bathroom and claimed he had placed it there to charge.
Agents obtained a federal search warrant for Overheul’s cellphone, and a forensic review of the device found two photos of several minor females on the softball team wearing swimsuits and sitting on the floor in Overheul’s living room, dated September 17, 2022, a time stamp of 5:36 p.m.
Forensics also showed that, at 7:38 p.m., a search for “canon remote app” was conducted on the cellphone, and then the Canon Camera Connect app was installed a few seconds later. This app allows a camera to record remotely with live-view imaging of the camera from a smartphone.
Forensics also revealed a search on the evening of September 17, 2022, in the Google Play Store on Overheul’s cellphone for two applications, which were downloaded, and can be used to delete information from a person’s phone.
On November 18, 2022, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) executed a federal search warrant at Overheul’s residence and seized numerous electronic devices. Agents discovered hundreds of photos and videos of minors that appeared to have been taken surreptitiously without their consent.
This case was investigated by the Clay County Sheriff’s Office and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). It is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Ashley Washington.
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