A Colorado court sentenced a former elite swim coach to 42 years to life in prison after his conviction for sexually abusing three teenagers on his team.

Jon Beber, 54, was sentenced to 18 years to life each on two counts of sexual assault on a child by someone in a position of trust with a pattern of abuse and 6 years to life on a third count of sexual assault on a child by a person in a position of trust, to be served consecutively, the Boulder County District Attorney’s Office said.

“This lengthy prison sentence is the right outcome,” said District Attorney Michael Dougherty. “As the judge noted, this type of case is every parent’s worst nightmare. Parents drop kids off for practice or school and hope that the adults in charge are not abusing their position of trust. This defendant did exactly that, for years. It is only because of the victims’ courage and perseverance that we were able to bring charges all these years later and secure justice for them and their families.”

Beber coached Boulder Swimming from 1997 through 2002, quitting the team and leaving Colorado when allegations of sexual abuse surfaced at that time, as CrimeOnline previously reported. No charges were brought, however, and he went on to coach teams in New York, Florida, and Georgia.

He was arrested in Atlanta in 2022 after three Colorado victims came forward. The case went to trial in April, and a jury convicted him.

Beber was also accused of inappropriate behavior with girls on his team in the Atlanta area from 2008 to 2010 although no charges were filed, WANF reported.

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[Featured image: Jon Michael Beber/Fulton County Sheriff’s Office]