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At least five new alleged victims have come forward with claims against the Tennessee soccer coach accused of recording himself raping young boys — who was caught after mistakenly leaving his cell phone at a local pizza parlor.
The Franklin Police Department has identified three of the 10 victims who appear in cellphone videos being assaulted while unconscious which were kept on a cell phone Camilo Hurtado Campos has admitted to owning, Lt. Charles Warner told The Post Tuesday.
The five other potential victims came forward with complaints against the “popular” coach — after hearing of Campos’ arrest.
“Those are five that we did not know about,” Warner said.
He would not go into detail regarding their “new and fresh” allegations against Campos, other than to say the newfound victims “are reporting similar elements to our current investigation.”
The 63-year-old’s years of allegedly drugging and sexually assaulting young boys came to light earlier this week after the Franklin Police Department revealed his cell phone was found with videos of the heinous acts which Campos had allegedly recorded himself and saved.
The crimes came to light June 22 after Campos made the mistake of leaving his cell phone at a local pizza shop, police said.
“Our involvement, up to the very time of his arrest, was a surprise to him.”
Lt. Charles Warner
Records now show Campos’ alleged rapes of boys between the approximate ages of 9 and 17 likely go back years.
“In my nearly 25 years in law enforcement, and almost as much time being a dad,” Warner said, “this is one of the most unnerving, unraveling cases we’ve ever encountered.”
Employee Joshua Larue was working the evening shift at Marco’s Pizza in Franklin, Tennessee, on June 22 when someone handed in a phone that had been left behind, the affidavit states.
The worker opened the phone to try to determine its owner — and instead came across images showing “an adult male engaged in sexual activity with juveniles.”
He called police, who took the phone.
Campos then showed up at Marco’s the next day, when he asked a different employee if anyone had turned in the cell phone, the affidavit states.
“He was undoubtedly desperate to get it back. And who in his shoes wouldn’t be,” Warner told The Post.
Campos gave the employee a phone number where he could be reached and left, but not before the clerk was able to snap a photo of his license plate, court documents state.
Despite his missteps, Campos was allegedly shocked to be arrested that same day, June 23, after investigators used the photo to match Campos to the car, the affidavit states.
“Our involvement up to the very time of his arrest was a surprise to him,” Warner said.
During an interview with police, Campos not only admitted the cell phone was his, but also acknowledged “knowing the photographic images was (sic) on that phone,” the affidavit states.
Warner would not elaborate on Campos’ alleged admissions regarding the cell phone images.
No attorney was listed Tuesday for Campos, who is being held on charges of rape of a child and sexual exploitation of a minor, according to records and a Williamson County clerk.
“He’s going to stay there through everything in our power,” Warner said.
Police have said they expected “several additional charges” will be filed.
Campos was found to have sexually assaulted a now-12-year-old boy in 2020 and 2021, in one of the earliest incidents discovered so far, the affidavit states.
Investigators are imploring the public to come forward with any information or experiences with Campos, who has lived in the Franklin area for the past 20 years.
“During off-hours, Campos frequented nearby school playgrounds in neighborhoods where he approached kids and recruited them as players on his team,” police said Sunday.
“After gaining their trust, Campos invited many of the kids to his home where he drugged and then raped them.”
The victims seen in videos left on Campos’ phone were “in such an unconscious state, that they might not even realize that they are victims.”
Police did not know of any prior arrests.
Investigators are now hoping any additional victims or those with suspicious experiences with Campos be comfortable enough to speak up.
“We are hopeful more people are going to continue to come forward knowing that there is a little safety in numbers,” Warner said.
He lauded the work of Larue, who he said “made an incredible difference.”
“I don’t want people to lose sight of the fact that although there’s a villain in this story, there also is a hero: that is the restaurant worker.”
Campos is due in court July 25.
Police are asking that hoping to hear from those who were coached by Campos, or whose children were his students. Anyone seeking to speak with investigators should call (615) 794-2513.