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Adelanto Elementary Teacher, 44, Accused Of Possessing Child Porn On School-Issued Laptop

VICTORVILLE (CBSLA.com) — A 44-year-old Adelanto elementary teacher has been accused of possessing child pornography on his school-issued laptop.

John McGinty, of Victorville, an instructor at Bradach Elementary School, was arrested Thursday and booked at the Victor Valley Jail.  He is being held in lieu of $100,000 bail.

On Monday, the Victor Valley Sheriff's Station was notified by the Adelanto School District that lewd images featuring children were found on McGinty's laptop.

On Thursday, detectives served a search warrant at McGinty's residence in the 14800 block of Maricopa in Victorville, where they seized his personal computers, cellphones and other electronic storage devices.

Anyone with information about McGinty was urged to contact Sgt. Wendell Anderson at (760) 552-6800.

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