Crime & Safety
Teacher Accused of Child Porn Due in Court
Phys ed teacher accused of having child porn on his computer.
A teacher accused of possessing child pornography is scheduled to return to court July 31.
Francesco Santodonato, a substitute physical education teacher in the South Huntington school district, was arrested Thursday at his West Babylon home where Suffolk County police said they found child porn on his computer.
He was arraigned Friday on felony charges of promoting a sexual performance of a child and possession of a sexual performance of a child.
He is being held on a $50,000 bond.
The school district said Friday, "The safety and security of our students is paramount and the physical education substitute in question has had no official contact with South Huntington children once we were made aware of the investigation.
"Rest assured that our school district works collaboratively with the police
and their related agencies around the clock to help protect our children. We will continue to monitor proceedings and assist the authorities in their investigation any way possible."
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