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A 28-year-old man originally from Danville was jailed earlier this month on suspicion of indecency with a child after police allege he abused a youth basketball player he coached near his new hometown in Texas.
Mitchell Joseph Allan, now of Aubrey, Texas, faces two charges of indecency with a child/sexual contact, according to the Southlake Police Department. Allan was a dual-sport varsity athlete and state champion at San Ramon Valley High School who went on to play football in college and later founded his own esports company.
“The warrants for Allan stemmed from reports of abuse that occurred while Allan was working as a coach for a private basketball program,” police wrote in a press release Friday. “Due to the sensitive nature of the investigation and the age of the victim, no other information will be released at this time. The investigation of this case is ongoing.”
It was not immediately clear whether Allan was represented by an attorney yet. A request for comment to Allan’s NorCal Esports on Friday remained unanswered as of Sunday afternoon.
Southlake police say they are investigating whether there could be other cases of potential abuse involving Allan, encouraging people to come forward if they suspect so.
Investigators said warrants for two counts of indecency with a child were issued against Allan on Jan. 29, and he was arrested three days later by the Elm Ridge Police Department and booked into the Denton County Jail in Texas. Police posted their press release about Allan’s arrest on social media Friday afternoon, with many ensuing commenters calling out the smile in his mugshot.
Online jail records for Denton County indicate Allan remained in custody as of Sunday afternoon. It was not clear whether he had yet made his first court appearance or entered a plea to the allegations against him.
Southlake police confirmed to DanvilleSanRamon on Saturday morning that the arrestee is the same Mitchell Allan who used to live in Danville and owns NorCal Esports.
According to its website, the company – which is now based in Dallas – “is a professional Esports organization that focuses on producing quality content, engaging with our community, and building positivity” with a roster of nearly 100 players and more than 550,000 active supporters. Allan, who moved to Texas in recent years, is listed as NorCal Esports’ owner.
An account on X attributed to Allan last posted on Feb. 1, the day of his arrest. The official NorCal ESports X account posted a birthday tribute video to Allan on Feb. 6, hours after announcing the indefinite postponement of a recruitment challenge.
Allan played varsity football and basketball for San Ramon Valley High, including a bench role on the Wolves’ 2015 state champion basketball team that famously upset a Chino Hills squad that was led by future NBA point guard Lonzo Ball. Allan, who also logged time on the SRVHS freshman baseball team according to MaxPreps, competed on the football and baseball teams at Claremont McKenna College in Southern California.
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