A middle school teacher and coach was arrested after
he met with an undercover agent in his Covina classroom allegedly with
the intent to watch child pornography together, authorities announced
Thursday.
John David Boyle, 49, allegedly spoke
online with an undercover agent who he believed shared his sexual
interest in “young boys,” Thom Mrozek, spokesman for a U.S. Attorney in
California, said in a news release.
“Boyle set up an in-person meeting
with the undercover agent in his classroom at the school on (June 2)
believing that the purpose of the meeting was to engage in sexual
activity while watching child pornography together,” Mrozek said.
The undercover agent met Boyle in his
classroom Sunday at Royal Oak Middle School, where he offered the
teacher child pornography. When Boyle took possession of it, other
agents entered the room.
Boyle was not arrested at the time,
but he did give investigators permission to take over several of his
online accounts, including the email address JuniorHighCoach@yahoo.com
That email address, investigators
said, was allegedly used to distribute child pornography. Investigators
said they found evidence in Boyle’s Skype account that he may have made
sexual contact with minors.
A search of Boyle’s computers uncovered videos depicting child pornography, Mrozek said.
After combing through Boyle’s digital
footprint from Sunday to Tuesday, authorities arrested the Covina
educator Wednesday morning.