Former San Jose Valley Christian High School employee charged with selling student pornography

SAN JOSÉ, Calif. (KGO) — A former San Jose private school employee faces federal charges.

Todd Baldwin is the former director of operations at Valley Christian High School.

According to a criminal complaint, he is accused of selling student pornography in exchange for money.

Attorney Lauren Cerri represents child victims of sexual abuse – but not in this specific case.

“So the consequences are serious, he faces 10 years to life in prison because these images are digital – they are on the Internet, who knows how far they have already spread or can spread in the future,” Cerri said .

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The complaint accuses Baldwin of inciting a 16-year-old student and a 17-year-old student to take explicit photos or videos of themselves from December 2022 to August 2023.

The material would then be sent to Baldwin via Snapchat or email.

The complaint states: “Baldwin purchased a ring light from Minor Boy 1 to improve the quality of the images and videos produced. Minor Boy 1 said Baldwin sold the photos and videos to buyers on Reddit and they would split the proceeds from the sales. »

“When these boys are later men, how is this going to affect them when they know they’re out there – so these are very significant federal charges,” Cerri said.

Court documents say Baldwin’s payments to Minor 1 totaled $4,265

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Minor 2 estimated he received $2,500 from Baldwin via Venmo.

Investigators believe at least three other teens were also victims of Baldwin.

Lauren Cerri said when sexual abuse occurs in a school setting, it’s important to recognize the warning signs that exist.

“Other employees need to be aware of this favoritism, having a child alone behind closed doors, providing activities, reasons to spend time with the child alone,” Cerri said.

We have reached out to Valley Christian for comment and are awaiting a response.