Former MLB player Dustan Mohr is sentenced to nine years in jail for multiple sex crimes against a 13-year-old girl he coached in softball

Former MLB player Dustan Mohr has been sentenced to nine years in an Indiana jail after pleading guilty to multiple sex crimes against a 13-year-old girl.

Mohr was accused of sexually fondling his victim - who he was hired to give softball lessons to - a number of times over a six-month period.

The 47-year-old played for the Minnesota Twins, San Francisco Giants, Colorado Rockies, Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Devil Rays during his baseball career.

According to local news outlet WANE 15, Mohr was left in tears in court and apologized to the victim and her family. He was arrested in August 2023.

Superior Court Judge Fran Gull sentenced Mohr to five years for each of the three felonies - child solicitation for sexual intercourse, child seduction and sexual misconduct with a minor.

Former MLB player Dustan Mohr has been sentenced to nine years in an Indiana jail

The 47-year-old played for the Twins, Giants, Rockies, Red Sox and Devil Rays in his career

The 15-year sentence was partially suspended but he will serve three years in prison for each count and the rest of the time on adult probation.

Court documents show Mohr was hired by the victim's family to give their daughter softball lessons at Strike Zone Training Center in Fort Wayne. However, he began to turn her against her family and severely damage her confidence. 

After six months of training, the victim's father found his daughter at Mohr's home. 

She told investigators across multiple interviews that Mohr touched her in a sexual manner during their softball sessions and they shared private digital images with each other. 

Mohr was also said to have touched her in a sexual manner while they were in his vehicle and he even gave her a new phone so they could be in contact. 

Mohr was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in 1997 and played in MLB for seven years

The victim's father also revealed in court that Mohr managed to shut down the parental controls on her phone. He said he was able to track her down and rescue her from rape just before her 14th birthday. 

He also claimed Mohr spread lies about him to his daughter and told her he was 'an awful person that was mentally and emotionally abusive.'

Mohr was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in 1997 and played in MLB for seven years. At the end of his career, Mohr played for the AAA affiliate of Colorado in 2008.

He arrived in Fort Wayne in 2009 to be close to his two daughters and their mother. 

Mohr had previously volunteered at Northrop High School as their first base coach but only stayed for one season.