Undisclosed investigative files in the case against a Mankato football coach cleared of child pornography charges will remain sealed. Blue Earth County District Judge Krista Jass ruled Friday that publicly disclosing investigative data in the case against former Minnesota State University, Mankato coach Todd Hoffner would "adversely impact the Hoffner family's right to privacy."
Hoffner case files to remain closed
May 4, 2013 at 9:14PM
After a TV station requested access to the files in December, Hoffner's attorneys asked that undisclosed data and images as part of the case remain sealed. At that time, Jass ordered all files temporarily sealed until she could review them.
Hoffner was charged in August with child pornography for videos he shot of his three young children as they performed skits after a bath. School officials discovered the videos after he turned in his malfunctioning cellphone to the university's IT department.
In November Jass dismissed the charges saying the videos were innocent child's play.
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