Former Tennis Coach Sentenced for Abuse

0:00What's up Durham? This is Durham News Today, bringing you the city's fastest updates on what is happening now. Daniel Riggs, a 33-year-old former tennis coach from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and grandson of tennis legend Bobby Riggs, has received a 20-year federal prison sentence. He pleaded guilty to coercing two underage girls he coached into sexual activity. The case broke open in November 2024, after one victim reported it. Federal agents arrested him the following month at the Lauderdale Tennis Club, right where he worked with kids. Prosecutors stressed how coaches hold deep trust from families for more than just sports lessons. They called it a major betrayal, vowing to keep chasing down child predators like this. The Miss Conduct spanned from 2020 to 2024, with explicit Snapchat messages and a physical incident on a teen trip to Brazil in 2022. Now he'll register as a sex offender after release and can't coach minors anymore.

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