A teaching assistant and coach at a Christian school in California has been arraigned in federal court on charges of enticement of minors and receipt of child sexual abuse material.
Todd Baldwin, 44, was an employee of Valley Christian High School in San Jose as a sports coach, teaching assistant, and operations manager. Between December 2022 and August 2023, Baldwin allegedly paid two boys, as well as at least two other students, thousands of dollars via app-based payment services to produce child pornography for sale online. The complaint alleged that Baldwin designated the victims as his “Teacher Assistants.”
Authorities charged him by complaint on Oct. 10, as well as “by information” on Nov. 19. When charged via information, a defendant is formally accused of crimes, and criminal proceedings can move forward without the need to convene a grand jury….