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Richard Dunlap of Oakfield was arrested and charged with spending thousands of dollars on child pornography, internet porn and dating sights. He is also accused of taking a $2,000 Disney vacation. Investigators say it was all at the expense of the local little league organization.
Little League Board President Eric Klotzbach said, "It's a small town, a small community and you never think that anything like this is going to happen in our town."
At the baseball fields in Oakfield, kids are practicing for the upcoming season and you would never know the little league organization is facing an internal crisis. Klotzbach said, "We're disgusted and appalled with the allegations and the charges that are against Mr. Dunlap."
The league's former treasurer is accused of spending league money on child pornography and a Disney vacation. Court documents say Richard Dunlap admits he used the league bank account to hide more than $5,000 in purchases and expenses from his wife.
"You trust the people you work with. They sacrifice their time to get involved with the community. You kind of have to have some trust that they're doing what they're supposed to do," said Klotzbach.
The board members say Dunlap gave financial reports to them every month and they all seemed to add up. Court documents say Dunlap would transfer funds from the league's savings account to the checking account cover what he spent. Klotzbach said, "I just want to let the community know we've taken every legal step possible to ensure we can recoup most if not all of that money."
But parents are frustrated thinking money they've contributed to the league has been misspent. Jon Mott has 3 kids in little league. He said, "I have to work for every dollar that I have to buy my vacations I don't have people hand them to me."
Paul McIntyre has four children involved in the organization. He said, "It makes the league look bad. But what can you do, it's one person and there's a lot of other good people involved."
All the parents who spoke to News 10NBC said they will keep their kids in the league. The board members say they have already made an insurance claim in hopes of getting some of that money back to keep the league operating.
To read the court documents, click here.
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