Prison Term for Teacher Caught With Child Porn

Last Update: 5/09 5:42 pm

A three-year federal prison term was handed down Friday for a former teacher at an all-boys school for juvenile offenders, who had hundreds of sexually explicit images of minors on his computer.

Edgardo Vilas, who pleaded guilty Feb. 12 to possession of child pornography, was also ordered to register as a sex offender by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Miller.

Vilas admitted that on Jan. 11, he was in possession of a computer which contained more than 600 images of minors, some as young as 6 years old, engaging in sexually explicit conduct with adults and each other.

Authorities said Vilas, 42, admitted he had been downloading child pornography for about 10 years.

The Descanso resident was the target of a nationwide Immigration and Customs Enforcement investigation of people buying subscriptions to child pornography Web sites, said prosecutor Alessandra Serano.

She said there was no evidence that Vilas had physical contact with any minors.

Before his arrest, the defendant taught at Rancho del Campo School in Campo.

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