Girls club volleyball coach, 37, accused of having sex with player

Peter Boylan, The Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Sat, December 6, 2025 at 5:02 PM UTC

4 min read

A 37-year-old girls club volleyball coach who works as a federal fire fighter is accused of producing child pornography at his fire station during a clandestine relationship with a 16-year-old player.

Elias David, a 2006 graduate of Kalaheo High School who played volleyball at the University of Hawaii, was charged with one count of production of child pornography on Monday.

USA Volleyball temporarily suspended David on Sept. 18, 2024, and noted “no contact directives ” following “allegations of misconduct, ” according to the U.S. Center for Safesport, a regulatory group tracking personnel connected with the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Movements.

He made his initial appearance in federal court Friday. If convicted, David faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years and up to 30 years in federal prison.

He was released from federal custody before trial, according to court records.

On July 12, 2024, the Honolulu Police Department received a report that a 17-year-old girl was having sex with David, her 37-year-old club volleyball coach. David was helping the girl prepare for her college volleyball career.

David, a family friend of the girl’s, was her club coach since she was 13. The girl, referred to in federal court records as “minor victim 1, ” was asked by her aunt in June 2024 about messages she found on the girl’s phone.

The girl told her aunt about her relationship with David and the aunt and the girl’s mom filed a felony sexual assault complaint with HPD.

David was also employed as a firefighter for the Department of Defense (Federal Fire ) and worked at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Federal Fire Station Nine, in Ewa Beach.

“We filed a police report after finding out that (the victim ) was having sex for the past year and a half with her volleyball coach, Elias David, ” read the July 29, 2024, petition for a protective order filed by the victim’s mother. “I was informed that Elias David was arrested on 7 /16 /2024 and made a statement, he said that he was in love with (the victim ).”

A state judge granted the restraining order against David, protecting the girl and her sister from him until they are 18 years old.

On July 16, 2024, the girl was interviewed at the Children’s Justice Center Oahu by an HPD detective. David’s wife found out about his alleged illegal relationship in May 2023, according to court records.

The girl told police she started dating her coach after a club volleyball trip to Las Vegas in February 2023 after she turned 16.

“Based on my training and experience, MV1 may have been aware that 16 years old is the age of consent in Hawaii, and thus omitted mention of a sexual relationship prior to that date in order to keep David from getting into trouble, ” wrote an FBI agent in an affidavit.

The girl told police that she had sex with David at the fire station where he worked, at an empty warehouse next to the fire station, his house and his car.

HPD detectives conducted a crime scene investigation at the warehouse across the street from Federal Fire Station #9.

The warehouse was abandoned, but in one of the rooms, investigators found weight lifting equipment, basic furniture, and a bed, “consistent with MV1’s statement that she would meet David there for sexual activity.”

In order to access the warehouse, MV1 said that she had to “climb under a chain link fence that was partially propped up.”

Detectives found the chain-link fence, including a section that was propped up, “consistent with MV1’s statement.” David was interviewed by HPD and allegedly admitted to a consensual sexual relationship with the girl.

David told police he coached children from 10 years old to 18 years old.

“David stated that other minor female volleyball students had made sexual advances on him in the past, but he never acted on them until MV1, ” according to the FBI agent’s affidavit. “David stated that at some point while coaching and training MV1, David and MV1 began to develop feelings for each other and ‘fell in love’.”

He also allegedly admitted to ordering ride-sharing service for MV1 so she could leave her house to meet him.

A search of the girl’s phone revealed more than 97 videos of sexual activity, including intercourse.

On Jan. 31, HPD closed its investigation and conferred for prosecution with the Department of the Prosecuting Attorney.

On April 3 the case was declined for prosecution and referred to the FBI for “further investigation of possible production of child sexual abuse materials.”

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