Minneapolis, MN (KROC-AM News) - A Minnesota high school volleyball coach who was prosecuted for sexually abusing his players and other children has been sentenced to 33 years in prison.

The U.S. Attorney's Office for Minnesota announced the punishment in the case of 33-year-old Dorian Christopher Barrs. According to federal prosecutors, for nearly a decade, Barrs used his position as a volleyball coach to “prey on and sexually abuse his players and other victims, as young as 14 years old.”

“Barrs didn’t just break the law—he shattered the trust placed in him by parents, schools, and the girls he coached and was supposed to protect,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Joseph H. Thompson. “This was a deliberate and calculated abuse of power. And it is part of a broader crisis we are facing in Minnesota. Coaches, state troopers, daycare workers, federal agents, and state senators—case after case of people who hold positions of trust and authority preying on children. It is the ultimate betrayal of power and it demands the full force of federal prosecution. To be clear, while I am tired of seeing these cases, this office will not slow down. If you hold a position of trust or authority and harm a child: we will find you, we will expose you, and you will see federal justice.”

A news release issued by the U.S. Attorney's Office says Barrs was the volleyball coach for Maple Grove High School and a number of club volleyball programs in the Twin Cities. He was accused of using social media to “groom, sexually exploit, and abuse young, impressionable, and vulnerable girls for his sexual gratification.”

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The charges in his case alleged that he produced sexually explicit images and videos with at least five children. Prosecutors say investigators have identified at least 19 victims, and 14 of them were being coached by Barrs.

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The Minnetonka man was charged with four counts of production of child pornography, one count of receipt of child pornography, and four counts of coercion and enticement of a minor.

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