CHARLOTTE (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — A man who served both as a Mecklenburg County court clerk and a longtime youth volleyball coach is now facing serious charges in a child exploitation case under investigation by local and federal authorities.
Kent Dale Matzinger, 42, has been charged with two counts of second-degree sexual exploitation of a minor. Court documents reveal the charges are the result of a multi-state investigation that began in Texas and led authorities to Charlotte.
Matzinger worked with the Clerk of Superior Court until August 2025. He also spent 16 years as a part-time volleyball coach with the Carolina Juniors Volleyball Club.
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According to investigators, Matzinger is accused of exchanging money and gifts in return for explicit content he believed was being sent by a teenage girl online. He reportedly admitted to communicating on social media with someone he knew as “Zianna.” Detectives said Matzinger claimed he began to suspect the situation was a scam in 2023 and eventually cut off contact…