MI- Coach Charged with Sex Crimes Could Lose Home

7-20-2009 Michigan:

TAYLOR, Mich. (AP) - Federal authorities want to take control of the suburban Detroit home of a celebrated prep hockey coach recently charged with sexually assaulting a teenage boy.

A search of Robert Bopp's home in Taylor turned up numerous photos of minors engaging in sexual activity there, officials said in a court filing Friday. Some of the photos include Bopp, who was recently fired as hockey coach at Grosse Pointe South High School, the officials said.

The court document shows that at least three juveniles told authorities they had sex with the 51-year-old Bopp. He is charged in state court with sexually assaulting a 16-year-old boy in 2007 and 2008.

Bopp faces three counts each of first-degree criminal sexual conduct and child sexually abusive activity.

He remains in the Wayne County jail, where's been since June 19. A hearing is set for July 30 to determine whether the case will go to trial.

Defense lawyer Chris Andreoff declined to comment on the allegations against Bopp.

"I'm going to look at the complaint and respond accordingly," Andreoff said.

Bopp hasn't been charged with a federal crime. But the U.S. attorney's office is suing to take his home under a federal law that allows authorities to grab assets tied to suspected crimes.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Philip Ross said he could not comment beyond the lawsuit.

Bopp led Grosse Pointe South to the state Division II hockey championship in 2007. He is a member of the hall of fame for Michigan high school hockey coaches. ..Source.. by ActionNews Detroit