Former Football Team Helper Accused of Harassing Girls Arraigned

RIVERSIDE - A former Moreno Valley High School football team assistant, who's accused of soliciting girls for sex and possessing child pornography, pleaded not guilty today to felony charges.

Manuel Eluid Leyva, 19, was arrested Jan. 31 after a Riverside County sheriff's investigation that concluded the defendant allegedly made illicit requests of several juvenile girls.

He's charged with two counts of communicating with a minor for the purpose of committing a sexual offense and one count of possessing child porn.

Leyva appeared before Riverside County Superior Court Judge Helios Hernandez, wh...