John Raymond Kinloch, Chula Vista, California (arrested Nov 2012) [internet luring, child porn]

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John Raymond Kinloch (San Ysidro, California), 41, 1st-grade teacher at Wolf Canyon Elementary School [Chula Vista Elementary School District], Chula Vista, California, "arrested for allegedly having child pornography"

Previously taught at:

• Feaster Charter Elementary School [Chula Vista Elementary School District], Chula Vista, California

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10 News: Chula Vista elementary school teacher arrested, accused of having child porn (Nov 30 2012)

A Department of Homeland Security representative confirmed to 10News that 41-year-old John Kinloch, a first grade teacher at Wolf Canyon, was arrested by the local Internet Crimes Against Children task force and charged with possession of child porn. San Diego Jail records show Kinloch was booked Friday morning and is scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday.​

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KSEE 24: First Grade Teacher Charged with Luring Children Online to Get Nude Photos (Dec 1 2012)

A San Diego area elementary school teacher was arrested Friday morning on felony charges involving allegedly luring children online ... Federal agents believe the veteran teacher lured children online in order to obtain nude pictures of minors. [John] Kinloch is now being held at San Diego Central Jail on three felonies involving minors.​

NBC San Diego: Teacher Accused of Luring Children Online (Dec 1 2012)

 

Union Tribune: Chula Vista teacher arrested in child porn case (Dec 3 2012)

A Chula Vista elementary school teacher arrested Friday on suspicion of sexual offenses involving minors was reportedly connected to a 1999 child pornography case in England, information that did not turn up in a federal background check, a school spokesman said Monday. Chula Vista Elementary School District officials are angry that they did not know about the case when they hired John Raymond Kinloch in 2000, spokesman Anthony Millican said.​

 

North County Times: Chula Vista teacher arrested in child porn case (Dec 3 2012)

[Spokesman Anthony] Millican said the San Diego Reader published a story in June 1998 that said Kinloch, then a San Diego State student, was going to England to testify in the criminal trial of Christopher Wrigley, a college student accused in trafficking in child pornography. Wrigley’s files contained information that led investigators to Kinloch, and he was offered immunity by federal officials in the United States and England to testify, the Reader reported. He testified during the trial that he exchanged pornographic images of young boys with Wrigley, according to the Birmingham Post & Mail, a British newspaper.​

 

MSNBC: Teacher Accused of Luring Kids Online (Dec 3 2012)

Suspect John Kinloch, 41, is a first grade teacher at Wolf Canyon Elementary in Chula Vista. He’s been teaching for the past 14 years. Federal agents believe the veteran teacher lured children online in order to obtain nude pictures of minors ... The Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force says Kinloch posed as a 13-year-old girl online. He has allegedly been in contact with boys between the ages of 12 and 16, getting them to send him nude photographs and videos.​

 

Fox 5 San Diego: 1st-grade teacher faces child-porn charges (Dec 4 2012)

Authorities began looking into the online activities of [John] Kinloch, a first-grade teacher at Wolf Canyon Elementary in Chula Vista, based on tips received by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, SDPD Lt. Anastasia Smith said. The investigation allegedly showed that Kinloch, while posing as a young girl on a website called “MeetMe,” had persuaded boys to disrobe during live one-to-one webcam interactions, according to Smith.​

 

Daily Caller: First-grade teacher in San Diego busted for child porn (Dec 4 2012)

What better job for an aficionado of child pornography than elementary school teacher? That’s exactly the career path John Raymond Kinloch took until he was busted last week on child porn charges. The San Diego Union-Tribune reports that Kinloch, a 41-year-old first-grade teacher at Wolf Canyon Elementary School in Chula Vista, California, was arrested Friday on three criminal counts: possession of child pornography, using a minor in an obscene manner and luring a minor for a sex offense.​

 

L.A. Times: Chula Vista teacher arrested on child pornography charges (Dec 4 2012)

A first-grade teacher in Chula Vista has been arrested on suspicion of possessing child pornography and attempting to lure young boys to send him nude pictures, the San Diego Police Department said Tuesday. John Kinloch, 41, a teacher at Wolf Canyon Elementary School, pretended to be a 13-year-old girl on a youth-oriented website in an effort to get boys to send him naked pictures of themselves, police said.​

 

760 KFMB: Chula Vista teacher arrested on child pornography charges (Dec 4 2012)

John Raymond Kinloch of San Ysidro was arrested Friday after agents with the San Diego Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force served a search warrant at his home, according to police. He was released on bail that evening, a jail clerk said.​

 

Scoop San Diego: Chula Vista Elementary School Teacher Arrested By Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (Dec 4 2012)

San Diego Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (SDICAC) investigators arrested John Kinloch for posing as a child online, for possession of child pornography and for luring children online. Kinloch is a 1st grade teacher at Wolf Canyon Elementary School in Chula Vista. Pursuant to his arrest, Kinloch was placed on administrative leave by school officials.​

 

NBC San Diego: Teacher Accused of Luring Teens Had Prior History (Dec 4 2012)

A local elementary school teacher accused of luring children online may have committed a similar crime in a different country 17 years ago, district officials said ... The Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force is looking into a mid-1990's case first reported on in the San Diego Reader. Investigators looking into a child pornography were led to Kinloch, but he was granted immunity in order to testify against a suspect authorities considered a greater danger ... Five years later, Kinloch was hired by the Chula Vista Elementary School District.​

 

Flashback to June 4, 1998:

San Diego Reader: A Unique Warmth for Youngsters (June 4 1998)

Last month, John Raymond Kinloch, a history major at San Diego State University, went to Staffordshire, England, to testify in the three-week criminal trial of Christopher Wrigley, a 28-year-old college student accused of trafficking in kiddie porn on the Internet. Wrigley, a psychology major, had been nabbed in Operation Sunburst, a 1995 investigation conducted by English law enforcement to crack down on Internet transmission of child pornography to and from Great Britain. Wrigley's computer files, bristling with almost 700 nude and sexually graphic images of boys aged 5 to 15, also contained information that led investigators to Kinloch in San Diego.​

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"Of the two young men -- Wrigley and Kinloch -- the Staffordshire police convinced us that Wrigley was clearly the more dangerous," says Mitch Dembin, Chief of General Crimes Section in the local U.S. Attorney's office. "We approached Kinloch and offered him immunity in exchange for his testimony at Wrigley's trial. He agreed."​

 

MSNBC: Teacher Accused of Luring Teens Had Prior History (Dec 4 2012)

The Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force is looking into a mid-1990's case first reported on in the San Diego Reader. Investigators looking into a child pornography were led to Kinloch, but he was granted immunity in order to testify against a suspect authorities considered a greater danger. "Based on his statements in court, it would indicate he should not be employed in positions that involve contact with youth," said Anthony Millican with the Chula Vista Elementary School District. The Reader reports that Kinloch was attracted to teenage boys or younger, and that he admitted in 1995 to sharing pictures of boys as young as five years old. Five years later, Kinloch was hired by the Chula Vista Elementary School District.

 

San Diego 6: Elementary Teacher Facing Child Porn Charges (Dec 4 2012)

A 41-year-old South Bay elementary school teacher was on leave from his job Tuesday and facing criminal charges for allegedly possessing child pornography and luring boys into exposing themselves to him online. John Raymond Kinloch of San Ysidro was arrested Friday after agents with the San Diego Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force served a search warrant at his home, according to police. He was released on bail that evening, a jail clerk said ... Detectives have found no evidence that the suspect victimized any pupils who attend classes at his workplace, the lieutenant told reporters.​

 

CBS 8: Chula Vista teacher arrested on child pornography charges (Dec 5 2012)

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A 41-year-old South Bay elementary school teacher [John Raymond Kinloch] was on leave from his job Tuesday and facing criminal charges for allegedly possessing child pornography and luring boys into exposing themselves to him online ... The investigation allegedly showed that Kinloch, while posing as a girl on a website called "MeetMe," had persuaded boys to disrobe during live one-to-one webcam interactions, according to Smith.​

 

San Diego 6: 1st Grade Teacher Re-Arrested on Child Porn Charges (Dec 6 2012)

A 41-year-old South Bay elementary school teacher awaiting trial on charges of possessing child pornography and luring minors into exposing themselves online was back behind bars Thursday following his arrest for allegedly molesting a boy who was enrolled in his class. John Raymond Kinloch of San Ysidro was re-arrested Wednesday night on suspicion of 11 counts of committing lewd and lascivious acts on a child under age 14, according to San Diego police and jail records. The alleged victim came forward earlier in the day to report the accusations, SDPD sex-crimes Lt. Anastasia Smith said.​

 

CBS 8: South Bay teacher in child porn case accused of molestation by former student (Dec 6 2012)

A 41-year-old South Bay elementary school teacher awaiting trial on charges of possessing child pornography and luring boys into exposing themselves online was back behind bars Thursday following his arrest on separate child-molestation allegations. John Raymond Kinloch of San Ysidro was taken into custody again Wednesday on suspicion of 11 counts of committing lewd and lascivious acts on a child under age 14, according to San Diego police. The accusations involve a single alleged victim who recently came forward, SDPD sex-crimes Lt. Anastasia Smith said. ​

760 KFMB: South Bay teacher in child porn case accused of molestation by former student (Dec 6 2012)

 

Fox 5 San Diego: Ex-student alleges South Bay teacher molested him (Dec 6 2012)

A 41-year-old South Bay elementary school teacher [John Raymond Kinloch] awaiting trial on charges of possessing child pornography and luring minors into exposing themselves online was back behind bars today following his arrest for allegedly molesting a boy who was enrolled in his class ... The latest accusations against Kinloch involve sexual contact that allegedly occurred several years ago, when he was teaching at Feaster Charter School in Chula Vista, the lieutenant said.​

 

Scoop San Diego: Chula Vista Elementary School Teacher Arrested By Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (Dec 6 2012)

On Wednesday, December 5, 2012, a minor came forward and reported to ICAC investigators that he had been molested by [John Raymond] Kinloch. These molests occurred several years ago while the minor was a student of Kinloch’s at the Feaster Charter School in Chula Vista, California.​

 

NBC San Diego: Teacher Rearrested, Faces Lewd Acts Felony Charges (Dec 6 2012)

Officials said that a minor came forward and reported that he had been molested by [John Raymond] Kinloch several years ago. District officials said they believe he performed the acts against a student while he was a teacher at Feaster Charter School. The Internet Crimes Against Children Taskforce said the acts occurred in 2004. Officials also said he may have committed the same crime 17 years ago.​