Eric Rodriguez, Hanford, California (arrested July 2010) [child pornography]

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    Name: Eric Rodriguez

    Age: 33

    High: Hanford High School, Hanford, California

    Position: Physical education teacher, football & wrestling coach

    ABC Local (7 Dec 2011): Hanford teacher pleads guilty in child porn case

     
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    Background material ...

    ICE Press Release (21 July 2010):

    High school football coach arrested on federal child pornography charges: Titles of seized explicit videos included "Sex with Teacher" and "Sex in the Classroom"

    FRESNO, Calif. - The coach of the Hanford High School freshman football team was arrested Wednesday on a federal criminal complaint charging him with possessing and receiving child pornography as a result of an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Kings County District Attorney's Office.​
    Eric Rodriguez, 33, of Hanford, Calif., was taken into custody Wednesday morning at a residence in Porterville, Calif. The Hanford High School physical education instructor, who also served as a coach for the school's football and wrestling programs, was placed on administrative leave by the school district in late April after the allegations first came to light. Rodriguez is expected to make his initial appearance in federal court Wednesday afternoon. The case is being prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of California.​

    "This case is particularly troubling because of the suspect's position and longstanding contact with young people," said Paul Leonardi, ICE resident agent in charge of the Office of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) in Fresno. "ICE will continue to work closely with our local law enforcement partners to investigate those who sexually exploit our young people and ensure that these predators feel the full weight of the law."​

    Suspicions about Rodriguez initially arose after ICE HSI agents conducting an investigation into the use of peer-to-peer file sharing software to distribute child pornography determined that a computer at the coach's residence was being used to download such material off the Internet. On April 27, ICE HSI agents and investigators from the Kings County District Attorney's Office executed a state search warrant at Rodriguez's residence.​

    "This should serve as a message to those who engage in this type of illegal activity, that federal, state, and local agencies will come together to identify, apprehend and prosecute those who present a real threat to our children," said Kings County District Attorney Investigator Trish Hershberger. "We must realize that every time these types of videos are viewed, the children are re-victimized. Our dedicated personnel will continue to work closely with allied agencies and have no tolerance for sexual predators, especially those who hold a position of trust."​

    During the search of Rodriguez's residence, agents seized a computer with a single user profile - "eric." A forensic analysis of that computer revealed 30 child pornography videos totaling more than 9 hours in length. One of the videos depicts an 11-to-13-year-old girl struggling as she is tied up by an adult male and ultimately forced to have sex. Many of the child pornography videos found on the seized computer featured titles related to Rodriguez's profession, including "Sex with Teacher," "Sex in the Classroom" and "My First Sex Teacher."​

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    Hanford Sentinel (8 May 2010): Warrant details HHS coach investigation: Child porn allegations stem from federal search

    ABC Local KFSN (21 July 2010): Hanford High football coach arrested for child pornography

    Fresno Bee (22 July 2010): Hanford High coach held in child porn case

    KMPH (22 July 2010): Hanford High Teacher Arrested

    KSEE 24 (30 July 2010): Hanford H.S. Coach Arrested for Child Porn

    My bolding above, just want to make sure it stood out.