Falls Church Man Pleads Guilty to Child Porn Charges

A Falls Church man pleaded guilty Wednesday to two counts of producing child pornography.

Justin Coleman, 35, a fourth grade dual language teacher at John Adams Elementary School, was arrested April 6 on receipt of child pornography charges and indicted on June 16 on six child pornography related charges. He is still being held at the Alexandria City Detention Center.

A spokesperson for Alexandria City Public Schools said Coleman is no longer employed by the school system as of June 22. Coleman faces a mandatory minimum of 15 years and a maximum penalty of 30 years for each production charge. He will be sentenced Oct. 28.

“Justin Coleman admitted that for years he viewed tens of thousands of sexually explicit videos and photos of children,” U.S. Attorney Neil H. MacBride said in a statement Wednesday. “Similar to many who are involved in child pornography, this fourth grade teacher went beyond viewing – Mr. Coleman altered thousands of pornographic photos to make it appear that former female students were engaged in sexually explicit conduct, and he also made his own videos of sexual abuse with children. Our office is committed to doing everything we can to safeguard our children from the threat of exploitation and abuse. Identifying adults who abuse positions of trust to engage in this sexually explicit conduct is our highest priority.”

According to the release, a forensic analysis of digital evidence in this case revealed that Coleman created at least two videos where two female minors – who were unaware at the time – engaged in sexually explicit conduct with him. More than 2,500 images of existing child pornography that had been altered by Coleman to depict former, minor female students to appear to be engaging in sexually explicit conduct, according to the release. According to the release, Coleman was among 900 individuals in the United States identified by Italian law enforcement as part of an overseas child pornography investigation. According to the release, Coleman admitted he had viewed child pornography for years during an interview. According to the release, Coleman preferred images and videos depicting five to 12-year-old girls engaging in sexually explicit conduct.