(KRON) — A former sports activities coach at a San Jose highschool was arraigned Tuesday in federal court docket over allegations that he paid college students to take specific photographs and movies, which he then offered to patrons on-line.
Todd Baldwin, 44, labored at Valley Christian Excessive Faculty as an operations supervisor, educating assistant and sports activities coach when the alleged crimes came about between Dec. 2022 and Aug. 2023. In keeping with the grievance filed on Oct. 10, 2024, Baldwin persuaded and enticed two minors to create baby sexual abuse supplies in trade for cash that was despatched via the cell cost platform Venmo.
The victims individually despatched quite a few specific images and movies every week to Baldwin, the grievance mentioned, which he then offered to patrons on Reddit. Proceeds from the gross sales have been allegedly break up between the defendant and the victims.
In a single occasion, it is alleged that Baldwin took nude images of one of many minors himself inside his workplace at Valley Christian Excessive Faculty.
Todd Baldwin (San Jose Police Division)
A Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) particular agent who investigated the case mentioned in an affidavit one pupil obtained a complete of $4,265 in Venmo funds from Baldwin, and one other pupil obtained $2,050.
Through the police investigation, Baldwin was interviewed by San Jose Police Division detectives in Aug. 2023. In keeping with the grievance, Baldwin admitted to authorities that he paid the 2 victims in trade for sexually specific materials, in addition to two further college students.
Investigators mentioned additional evaluation of Baldwin’s on-line accounts and witness interviews uncovered further specific movies and pictures with suspicious funds tied to at the least three different college students along with the 2 victims.
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Baldwin, who now resides in Bremerton, Wash., is charged with two counts of enticement of minors and two counts of receipt of kid pornography. If convicted, the previous San Jose coach faces a most sentence of life in jail and a minimal sentence of 10 years. He’s at present on conditional launch following his give up to authorities on Oct. 28.
Baldwin’s subsequent court docket date is on Feb. 4, 2025.
