Swimming instructor reaches settlement in 2019 sexual abuse case

A woman accused of sexually abusing a 4-year-old child while working as a swim instructor in Glendale reached a settlement with prosecutors on Dec. 20.

The court dismissed the assault charge but upheld the charge of disturbing the peace because she had lied about previous allegations against her, court documents show.

In April 2019, Brianne Taylor, now 40, was charged with first-degree sexual abuse of a child and resisting or obstructing an officer, according to a criminal complaint filed on April 6, 2019.

On Dec. 20, 2023, prosecutors dismissed the sexual abuse charge and Taylor pleaded guilty to the resisting/obstructing charge under a deferred prosecution agreement, according to court records. The terms of the agreement include undergoing a sex offender evaluation and complying with recommended treatment programs.

At a hearing on June 28, the court found that Taylor was in compliance, as he had undergone an evaluation in January and had been attending therapy sessions multiple times a week, according to a memo from the DPA monitor. As a result, the court amended the charge from resisting/obstructing to disorderly conduct.

According to the complaint, police launched an investigation into Taylor after a 4-year-old girl told her mother that Larson “tickled her genitals under her bathing suit during swim lessons” in November 2018, the complaint said.

Taylor pleaded not guilty to the charges in April 2019.

According to the complaint, the resisting/obstructing charge was filed because Taylor, when interviewed by a Glendale police detective, lied about having been fired or disciplined for previous allegations of inappropriate touching.

While investigating Taylor’s background, a Glendale police detective found a 2015 police report from Madison that showed Taylor was under investigation for allegedly groping another student under her swimsuit.

The outcome of the Madison investigation is unknown. Online court records show no charges.

Investigators also found that Taylor lost his job due to “boundary issues” regarding personal space, the complaint said.

Contact Claudia Levens at [email protected]. Follow her on X on @levensc13.

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