An elementary school gym teacher was arrested on federal child pornography charges . Mark A. Altherr , 44, was taken into custody on July 26 at a hotel in Columbus, Ohio, with an underage girl.
According to court documents, the FBI was investigating a child pornography website and identified Altherr as one of the people who made routine posts involving underage girls. Over the last three years, Altherr allegedly made 260 posts on the site .
“Some of the posts included images that appeared to be minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct,” the Justice Department said. “The victims were alleged to be between the ages of five and 12.”
Before Altherr got a job teaching at Delshire Elementary School, he taught at a school in Colorado. The FBI said they are looking for other potential victims in the state as well.
“Investigators are now working to identify all of the victims in this case,” said Kenneth L. Parker , United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio . “Our office and the FBI encourage anyone who might have information about victims to report it to the FBI’s victim resource page.”