Archbishop Mitty Athletic Trainer Arrested; Police Say Others May Have Been Harmed

San Jose police officers responded at about 7:29 p.m. on October 8, 2026, to a report of a sexual battery at a high school on the 5000 block of Mitty Way, the San Jose Police Department said in an October 14 news release. Police did not name the school. The Diocese of San Jose confirmed that the man arrested worked on the athletic training staff at Archbishop Mitty High School, according to CBS News Bay Area and KTVU.

According to police, a student told officers that the athletic trainer was treating a sports-related injury when the alleged sexual battery happened. Detectives from the department’s Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force opened an investigation and obtained a search warrant for the trainer, his home and his vehicles.

On October 9, detectives found and arrested the trainer in Fremont and served the warrant at his home. Police said detectives found child sexual abuse material on his phone. He was booked into the Santa Clara County Main Jail on suspicion of annoying or molesting a minor, production and possession of child sexual abuse material, and sexual battery.

An arrest is not a conviction, and the trainer is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court. Police have not said whether prosecutors have filed charges.

Archbishop Mitty describes itself as the Catholic, coeducational college preparatory school of the Diocese of San Jose. A Diocese spokesperson confirmed the trainer’s employment and said the student’s family notified the school the same evening, CBS News Bay Area reported. NBC Bay Area reported that he had worked at the school since May 2025.

According to KTVU, the Diocese said the trainer was placed on administrative leave immediately and will not be on campus, and it encouraged anyone who experienced improper conduct, in the past or now, to come forward. The spokesperson told CBS News Bay Area that the school’s counseling teams are available to students who need support. Police said school administrators were notified and are cooperating fully with the investigation.

Because of the trainer’s position of trust, detectives believe there may be additional victims, and police have asked anyone with information to contact the department’s ICAC detectives. This article may be updated as officials release more information.

Caring for a sports injury can put a staff member in close, one-on-one physical contact with a student. That is one reason the rules on who a school hires, and who must speak up about suspected abuse, matter in cases involving sexual abuse at school.

California requires private elementary and high schools to have every applicant for a paid position involving contact with students complete a fingerprint-based state and national criminal history check, and a school may not employ the person until the state Department of Justice finishes its check of state records (Education Code §44237). Public reports have not described the trainer’s hiring or background check.

Every private school employee is a mandated reporter, as are adult volunteers who interact with students outside the direct supervision of a parent or school employee. A mandated reporter who knows of or reasonably suspects child abuse must report it by phone immediately or as soon as practicably possible, then follow up in writing within 36 hours (Penal Code §§11165.7, 11166). The fingerprint rule above covers paid positions; for volunteers, see our guide to how California schools screen walk-on and volunteer coaches.

California sets no time limit for civil claims over childhood sexual abuse that happened on or after January 1, 2024. That covers claims against the person who committed the abuse and claims against a person or organization that owed the child a duty of care, when its wrongful or negligent act was a legal cause of the abuse (Code of Civil Procedure §340.1). Our pages on childhood sexual abuse claims and on claims against schools, churches and other institutions explain more.

Privacy is a common concern for survivors and their families, and police withheld the student’s identity in this case. A legal professional can explain the privacy protections that may be available in a civil case.

This information is a general overview and is not legal advice; your situation may differ, and consulting a legal professional can help you understand rights that may apply to you.

Wilshire Law Firm helps survivors of school sexual abuse and their families pursue civil claims across California, whether the school is private, religious or public. For families in San Jose and the South Bay, our closest office is in Oakland, where our Oakland personal injury lawyers work with clients throughout the Bay Area.

A legal professional can listen in confidence, explain the options that may be available, and handle communication with the school, the diocese and insurers so your family does not have to. You can read more about our sexual abuse practice, our work for injured children and the attorneys on our legal team. We have also covered a former coach’s case at a Calexico Catholic high school, a coach’s arrest at Buchanan High in Clovis and the abuse lawsuits against Elk Grove Unified.

If a child is in immediate danger, call 911. Suspected abuse can also be reported to local law enforcement or the county’s child welfare agency.

If a trainer, coach or other adult at school harmed your child, or harmed you when you were a student, you can speak privately with a legal professional at Wilshire Law Firm about what happened and what may come next. Consultations are free and available 24/7, and there are no fees unless you get paid.

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