Timothy Collins, the athletic director for Jefferson Parish’s parks and recreation department, was arrested Wednesday night after Kenner police allegedly found sexually explicit images of juveniles on his cell phone.
Collins, 67, of River Ridge, was booked with two counts of possession of child sex abuse materials, Kenner Police Chief Keith Conley said Thursday.
Collins, who'd led the athletic department since 2021, was terminated after his arrest, according Jefferson Parish Spokesperson Rachel Strassel. He'd been a parish employee for almost 21 years in two stints.
Collins' arrest comes after police investigated a complaint made by the mother of a 14-year-old boy.
"A mother brought her son into our lobby to make a complaint about inappropriate texting between Collins and her son," Conley said.
The teen does not appear to have any ties to the Jefferson Parish recreation department, Conley said. Collins met the victim through other juveniles around the same age, according to police.
Detectives interviewed the boy and reviewed text messages in his phone. They found a "concerning pattern of communications" over the course of a year and a half, including exchanged photographs and arran...