Justin Coleman, the former fourth grade dual language teacher at John Adams Elementary School who pleaded guilty to producing child pornography in August, was sentenced to 30-years in prison Friday, according to a story on Reuters.
Coleman, 36, of Falls Church, was arrested April 6 on receipt of child pornography charges and indicted on . He pleaded guilty to two of the counts. Coleman was sentenced by United States District Judge Gerald Bruce Lee in Alexandria.
Coleman was formerly dismissed from his position at the school on June 22, according to an Alexandria City Public Schools spokesperson. 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. Coleman’s collection also included at least 74 videos he recorded in classroom settings that depicted him masturbating behind an unaware student, attempting to obtain erotic videos of female students by filming up their skirts, down their shirts, and on their buttocks. 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.
