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A Livermore golf instructor pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges that he sexually abused three boys he had been teaching.
Andrew M. Nisbet, 32, faces a total of 75 felony counts. They include oral copulation by force, oral copulation with a minor, lewd and lascivious acts with a minor, distribution or exhibition of lewd material to a minor and arranging a meeting with a minor for the purpose of engaging in lewd and lascivious behavior.
The alleged victims are boys between the ages of 12 and 17, according to Livermore police.
Nisbet is being held without bail at the Santa Rita Jail in Dublin. He is scheduled to return to Alameda County Superior Court on March 26 for a pretrial hearing.
The golf pro was arrested on Dec. 7, shortly before he was to receive the 2013 Junior Golf Leader Award from the PGA’s Northern California Section.
PGA officials lauded Nisbet “for his dedication and leadership in developing a wealth of exciting and educational golf programs for juniors.”
Nisbet taught at Las Positas Golf Course in Livermore and for the past five years he helped plan and run the U.S. Kids Golf World Championships in Pinehurst, N.C.
As a result of Nisbet’s arrest, the Tri-Valley YMCA held a forum in December on recognizing the signs of sexual abuse and is scheduling a second forum on preventing sexual abuse. No date for that second forum has been set.
