Peter Henry Hatch
Posted by Webmaster in California, ME-CP, Retired, Substitute Teachers(03/30/09 – Initial BadBadTeacher.com Report)
Peter Henry Hatch, a retired first-grade teacher who substitutes for kindergarten through third-grade classes in the Pajaro Valley Unified School District in California has been arrested on suspicion of possessing child pornography and sexual exploitation of a child.
Reportedly Hatch came to the attention of authorities when a film processor in Watsonville, California called police after Hatch allegedly dropped off a roll of film to be developed. A roll of film which reportedly contained images of bikini-clad young girls at the beach.
The sheriff’s office reportedly began an investigation and detectives searched Hatch’s Freedom home earlier this month and allegedly found “boxes and boxes” of “child erotica images”, described as involving “nude or scantily-clad underage girls in sexually suggestive positions”. Investigators say that it appears most of the illegal images were downloaded from the Internet.
Regarding the pictures allegedly taken by Hatch himself from afar and of young girls at the beach, it is alleged that Hatch told investigators “he possesses them because he finds young children to be sexually attractive”. It is further alleged that Hatch also said he was taking photos of children he saw because he fantasized sexually about them.
A sheriff’s office spokesperson pointed out that taking photos in a public place is not against the law but that possessing child pornography is.
Following his arrest, Hatch was subsequently released on bond.
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