American Intelligence for Truth and Justice  

August 3, 2011

Alexandria, VA
 
Delaware man indicted on child pornography charges 

ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A teacher at John Adams Elementary School pleaded guilty today to two counts of producing child pornography following an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).

Justin Coleman, 35, of Falls Church, Va., was arrested on on April 6, 2011 on receipt of child pornography charges. A federal grand jury indicted Coleman on June 16, 2011 on six child pornography related charges. A fourth grade Dual Language Teacher, Coleman was arrested on April 6, 2011, on receipt of child pornography charges and indicted on June 16, 2011, on six child pornography related charges.

"Child predators have no place in our school systems," said John P. Torres, special agent in charge of ICE's Homeland Security Investigations in Washington, D.C. "Working with our partners, ICE HSI will continue to identify and arrest individuals who use their positions of public trust to take advantage of the most innocent in our society."

"Today, Justin Coleman admitted that for years he viewed tens of thousands of sexually explicit videos and photos of children," said U.S. Attorney MacBride. "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 statement of facts, Coleman was among 900 individuals in the United States identified by Italian law enforcement as part of an overseas child pornography investigation. During an interview with U.S. law enforcement, Coleman admitted he had viewed child pornography for years, as often as two or three times a week, and preferred images and videos depicting five- to twelve-year-old girls engaging in sexually explicit conduct