MARTINEZ — A jury has been requested to determine whether or not a 44-year-old Danville cheer coach was sexually abusing teen women, or if he was the sufferer of false accusations and prosecution “cherrypicking” after unintentionally sending a lewd video to a 15-year-old lady that was meant for a prostitute.
Nicholas Moseby, a former biology trainer at San Ramon Valley Excessive College who additionally coached cheerleading for a personal group referred to as Nor*Cal Elites, has been on trial for the previous six weeks. Jurors heard testimony from the 5 alleged victims who had been all teen women when Moseby both allegedly groped them, grinded on them, made lewd feedback, or in a single lady’s case, despatched a video of himself masturbating on Snapchat. Additionally they heard testimony from Moseby, who denied the allegations.
The protection’s principle is that women got here ahead with false accusations after Moseby’s arrest for sending the video was publicized. Moseby’s public defender, Manisha Daryani, didn’t deny that Moseby had despatched the lewd video to a woman, however stated it was meant for a “sex worker” Moseby had been chatting with earlier, as “he talks to a lot of sex workers.”
After Moseby’s 2022 arrest was extensively publicized, a number of extra alleged victims got here ahead. Moseby faces expenses of committing lewd acts in opposition to a minor, sending dangerous materials to a minor, sexual battery and a much less critical cost of annoying or molesting a minor by means of lewd remarks in school.
The alleged victims testified — often with the assistance of Contra Costa District Lawyer-issued remedy canine to calm them — that Moseby had inappropriately touched them and/or made inappropriate remarks about their our bodies. One obtained the nickname “Flat Stanley,” referring to her buttocks, whereas one other obtained a fireplace emoji when she texted Moseby an image of herself and two different teenagers on their approach to the seashore, in accordance with witness testimony. One other, who was in center faculty on the time, testified that Moseby grinded onto her from behind.
Moseby’s lewd curiosity within the victims’ buttocks coincided together with his pornography searched, Deputy District Lawyer Jessica Murad informed jurors in her closing arguments. She displayed search phrases like “bubble booty,” and “high school” in addition to references to teenagers and sodomy. She stated Moseby would flirt with, textual content and have interaction women in banter, however “then it turned into touch her under the guise of spotting for a backhand spring.”
“Position of trust. Position of power. Abused for his own sexual pleasure,” Murad stated throughout her closing argument.
Jurors are set to start deliberations on Tuesday.
Initially Printed: October 13, 2025 at 6:13 PM PDT
