Anaheim elementary school teacher Joseph Williams Page was arrested on suspicion of possessing child pornography, police said.He was taken into custody while he was at Guinn Elementary School in Anaheim, where he teaches sixth grade, according to the Anaheim Police Department.
Page was booked into the Anaheim jail, and bail was set at $25,000, He was transferred to the Orange County Sheriff’s Department and released on bond early Thursday.
According to the Orange County Superintendent of Schools, Page has been with the district for five years and has taught other grades in addition to sixth.
The Anaheim Police Department is part of the nationwide Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, and Page was identified during an online investigation, police said. A search warrant was also executed at his home in Anaheim.
People with information, or any potential victims, are asked to contact the Anaheim Police Department at (714) 765-1697.
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