Paradise Valley School District teacher arrested

PHOENIX - Authorities say a man who's a fourth-grade teacher in the Paradise Valley School District has been arrested in a sexual exploitation case.

Phoenix police say 54-year-old Thomas H. Warner was taken into custody Monday on suspicion of 10 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor.

Police detectives from the Arizona Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force served a search warrant for child pornography at Warner's home and say they found numerous items of child pornography.

"Our detectives found, what they described to me, as thousands of images that were obtained on a variety of different forms of media -- from thumb drives to disks on additional computers there -- that involved images of young boys, in some cases being molested," said Phoenix Police Sergeant Trent Crump.

Police say Warner has been employed by the Paradise Valley School District for the past several years.

A letter was sent home to notify the parents of children who attend the school.

According to Warner's website, he is married to another elementary school teacher and his hobbies include computer technology.

He's been booked into the Maricopa County Jail, but it was unclear Monday afternoon whether he has a lawyer yet.

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