{"id":5198,"date":"2026-07-22T20:35:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T20:35:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=5198"},"modified":"2026-07-22T20:35:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T20:35:10","slug":"former-durham-academy-coach-charged-with-possession-of-child-sexual-abuse-material-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=5198","title":{"rendered":"Former Durham Academy coach charged with possession of child sexual abuse material"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A former assistant middle school track and field coach has been arrested on charges of possession of child sexual abuse material, a Durham private school confirmed Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=5197\">UNC football QB race has \u2018no leader in the clubhouse,\u2019 coach Bill Belichick says<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sumner Horton Virkler, 21, of Durham is charged with 10 counts of third-degree sexual exploitation of a minor, court records show. A Durham Academy spokesperson confirmed Virkler is the former coach arrested.<\/p>\n<p>Virkler, who graduated from Durham Academy in 2023, was arrested last week after investigators found he\u2019d possessed child sexual abuse material involving children as young as 5, according to court records.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sumvirk\/\" rel=\"Follow\" target=\"_blank\">LinkedIn profile<\/a> appearing to belong to Virkler states he coached at his alma mater from March to May. Virkler previously attended East Carolina University, but transferred to Beacon College, a private college for students with learning differences, in June, his LinkedIn shows.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=5195\">She says she funded the castle. He says she wrecked it. An NC judge will decide.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Besides his position at Durham Academy, Virkler previously led youth tennis camps and clinics as an assistant tennis professional at Durham\u2019s Hope Valley Country Club in the summer of 2023, according to his LinkedIn.<\/p>\n<p>Court documents show Virkler is currently unemployed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe safety and well-being of our students is our highest priority,\u201d wrote Durham Academy director of marketing and communications Leslie Traba in an emailed statement. \u201cAt this time, we have received no information to suggest that the charges are connected to any Durham Academy students, families, or school activities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The school is reviewing Virkler\u2019s interactions with students as an assistant coach and will cooperate with law enforcement as needed, Traba said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=5194\">Noah Kahan\u2019s exclusive merch guide for Raleigh tour stop hits local businesses<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Virkler remained in jail without bail as of Wednesday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"summary gray\">This story was originally published <span class=\"inline-block\">July 22, 2026 at 8:21 AM<span>.<\/span><\/span><!-- --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A former Durham Academy assistant middle school track coach was arrested on alleged possession of child sexual abuse material by Durham police last week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5174,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5198","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-read-todays-edition"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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