Teacher Charged with Producing Child Pornography

A teacher at a Brooklyn high school has been charged with producing child pornography, according to the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York.

Jonathan Deutsch, 34, of Brooklyn, was arrested and charged with five counts of sexual exploitation of a child, including soliciting and receiving sexually explicit material from minors on Facebook.

According to court filings, Deutsch targeted Facebook users who appeared to be minors and contacted them using Facebook messenger to develop a relationship. He often disclosed his status as a teacher and instructed minors to perform sexually explicit acts and send him videos and photos of those acts.

Deutsch requested and received sexually explicit images or videos from at least four minors, ranging in age from 10 to 16 years old. If convicted, he faces a mandatory minimum of 15 years in prison.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office and the FBI’s New York Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force announced the charges, which are part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat child sexual exploitation and abuse.

Parents are being encouraged to work with law enforcement to prevent sexual predators from reaching their children, and the FBI has set up a hotline for anyone who may believe their child is a victim: 212-384-1000.

The case is being handled by the U.S. Attorney’s Office General Crimes Section and Assistant U.S. Attorney Megan E. Farrell.

Deutsch is presumed innocent until proven guilty, and the charges are allegations only.

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