Family-man facade of award-winning children's swim coach is shattered by disturbing teen babysitter claims: Read all the vile texts

By JOE HUTCHISON, US SENIOR NEWS REPORTER Published: 15:03, 21 June 2026 | Updated: 15:04, 21 June 2026 A Minnesota swimming coach allegedly sent disturbing text messages and nude images of himself to his child's teen babysitter, court records claim.  Blake Beatnik Le Saint, 36, who runs a swim school for kids with special needs, is facing felony charges after police said they uncovered thousands of messages between him and a 15-year-old girl. He has yet to enter a plea. A statement of probable cause filed in Wright County District Court, and obtained by the Daily Mail, detailed the horrifying allegations against Le Saint, who also previously won a state award for swimming instructor of the year.  Le Saint, who is married and has a child, is accused in the document of meeting the girl through her sister, who he is said to have been a swimming instructor for.  The document said that the parents of the girl reported 'grooming type text messages' to police in April of this year which detailed the alleged relationship between Le Saint and the girl.  Le Saint and the teen started texting in 2025, the document said, and the girl went on to tell her parents that Le Saint had sent her a nude image of himself that she deleted. The girl said that Le Saint had passed her the number of his cousin Taylor who asked her for nude images in exchange for cash, the document added.  Police noted in the document that on further investigation they found that Taylor was actually Le Saint using a burner phone.  Le Saint, who is married and has a child, is accused in the statement of probable cause of meeting the girl through her sister, who he is said to have been a swimming instructor for Le Saint, seen here, runs a swim school for kids with special needs named Mr. Blake's Swim Academy A Child Protection Investigator later interviewed the girl who confided in the interviewer that, in the nude image Le Saint allegedly sent, she saw 'everything.'  In describing the image, the teenager told the investigator that Le Saint posed in a mirror and she could see his face.  The teenager told the investigator that Le Saint followed up the image by asking her to delete their exchange before he then introduced her to Taylor. She described the messages with Taylor as being 'really weird' and said money was offered to her to model in her underwear or a bikini and asked her for a 'd*** rating.' After that interview, officers again met with her parents who confirmed that the girl had babysat for Le Saint's child in the past, the document said.  The parents also told investigators that they were aware that Le Saint had bought their daughter shoes and a backpack, the document added. Le Saint's wife, 25, was then questioned and she told investigators that she had spoken with her husband and described him as being 'remorseful and apologetic.' Officers carried out a search of the teenager's phone and found 'thousands' of texts between the two. The document said that the officers found Le Saint to be the one 'routinely sending messages, initiating contact each day in the morning, say good night at the end of the day.' Le Saint is pictured here posing with an award. It presents a stark contrast to the criminal charges against him from an alleged inappropriate relationship with a teen  On June 12 he was arrested in Otsego, Minnesota, and faces two felony counts of distributing via electronic communication material that relates or describes sexual conduct to a child It also added that he would tell the teen that he loved her, tried to talk her in to being with him, and 'mentioned or offered' physical contact, the document said.  'If Complainant was not replying enough for him, it was observed that defendant would ask if he did anything which Complainant feel uncomfortable,' it said.  'The messages contained the defendant talking about massages, asking if Complainant peed in the shower, skinny dipping, kissing and cuddling, porn and masturbating.  'Defendant also talks about how complainant can always ask him anything and making sure things are not too creepy to ask,' the document added.  A summary of some of the messages the two allegedly exchanged were also included in the document.  One, which police said appeared to be after Le Saint sent a nude image of himself, allegedly said: 'Ohhhhh noooo!!! Unsend. Omg. My reflection in the mirror!!  'S***. I'm soo sorry. Forgive me. Fml. Please delete.' Officers alleged in the document that the girl replied that she would delete it, to which he then offered to have Taco Bell delivered to her.  It is alleged that he then said: 'I guess you know a little more about big doot now. I just saw a post that said "friends aren't really friends until they pee in front of each other."' The document said that the parents of the girl reported 'grooming type text messages' to police in April of this year In another exchange, which was not laid out verbatim, Le Saint allegedly told the teenager she was ignoring him and mentioned how he spent $300 on her previously. Last October he asked the teen what she was doing that night, after she asked the same of him he said: 'I closed the door so I can masturbate,' the document alleged. He then followed that up with another message, saying: 'Ahhhh! Dang it. Your text came in at the same time [his wife] did.' According to the document he told the teen he needed to get his wife an iPhone so he could delete and unsend messages to her.  In March of this year he also texted her asking what pornographic movie he should watch that night, before claiming the message was intended for a friend, it is alleged. The document added: 'The defendant's arrest is necessary to prevent imminent harm to anyone, including public safety.' On June 12 he was arrested in Otsego, Minnesota, and faces two felony counts of distributing via electronic communication material that relates or describes sexual conduct to a child.  Court records indicate that he posted a $20,000 bond and was released earlier this week. He is due back in court for a hearing late next month where he will enter a plea. An attorney representing Le Saint told the Daily Mail: 'All persons are presumed innocent unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.   'Mr. Beatnik Le Saint has never been accused of sexually touching any minors and has never done so.  'Likewise, he has never sexually touched any of his swimming students. We will deal with this case in court and not in the press.' In 2023 he was awarded the state's Aquatics Instructor of the Year award, given to him by the Minnesota Society of Health and Physical Educators. Le Saint also has an acting profile on IMDB which said he directed a movie titled The Kid from Crime Alley, wrote another short titled Can't Go Home and starred in another titled Daniel's Garden.  A biography added: 'Blake has an eye for nuance, a weakness for beauty, and a healthy suspicion of bios that try too hard.  'He tends to trust people who are word-working and respectful as well as comfortable leaving some things unsaid. 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