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Former Allen Park swim coach pleads guilty in sexting case

Tyler Card coached at Allen Park High School, middle school

ALLEN PARK, Mich. – A former swim coach in Allen Park has pleaded guilty to charges in a sexting case involving one of his swimmers.

Tyler Card pleaded guilty Monday to accosting a child for immoral purposes and using a computer to commit a crime. He is scheduled to be sentenced July 12.

Police said Card exchanged inappropriate text messages with a 15-year-old female swimmer from February 2015 to March 2016.

After he was charged, Card was fired by the School Board from his coaching positions  for the high school and middle school teams.