Former North County sub teacher, coach sentenced in child sex abuse case

A former North County substitute teacher and youth sports coach arrested last year on suspicion of molesting a 13-year-old girl at an Oceanside park was sentenced in Vista Superior Court Monday to 10 years in state prison.

Conner Chanove, 28, was arrested after a woman told police she found her daughter with a man in a vehicle at Guajome Lake Park on Nov. 18.

“The mother noticed inappropriate activity was taking place and removed her daughter from the vehicle and confronted the suspect,” Oceanside police Sgt. Josh Morris said last fall.

At the time of his arrest, Chanove was employed by the Vista Unified School District as a substitute teacher and worked as a coach for the Carlsbad-based all-girls Seaside Water Polo Club. He was also previously employed as a lifeguard in Carlsbad and Encinitas, according to police.

Chanove pleaded guilty earlier this year to charges of lewd acts on a child, contacting a minor with the intent of committing a sexual offense and attending and arranging an illicit meeting with a minor.