Christian school staffer got students to pose for porn then sold it along with their worn underwear: court docs

A longtime staffer at a California Christian school paid underage students thousands to create child porn that he then sold online – including at least one shoot at the school, according to authorities.Todd Baldwin, 44, allegedly confessed to receiving nude images from at least four minors, mostly students from Valley Christian High School in San Jose, where he was the facilities director as well as a teaching assistant and sports coach, according to court documents.He even bought one 17-year-old student a ring light to “improve the quality” of his illegal content — and gave the teen a pair of underwear, which he also sold online once they were used, according to the documents.Baldwin first offered a 17-year-old student money to take sexually explicit videos and photos of himself when the teen asked if he knew of any jobs around campus, the complaint said.The teen later told cops that Baldwin got him to pose naked in sexual positions during a shoot in his office at Valley Christian, the documents said.The staffer then sold the porn on Reddit — and paid the boy $4,265 from the proceeds, authorities claimed.The boy – identified as Minor Boy 1 in the complaint – told a 16-year-old friend about his arrangement with Baldwin in August 2023, according to the authorities.The second teen – known as Minor Boy 2, and a pupil at a nearby school – reached out to Baldwin on Snapchat, and eventually sent him “about 20 pictures or videos 2-3 times a week for a number of weeks” — getting paid around $2,500 via Venmo, the complaint alleged.Baldwin was arrested and interviewed by the San Jose Police Department after the  Silicon Valley Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force received a tip about the disturbing material.He allegedly confessed to receiving nude images from multiple minor boys in exchange for money – including Minor Boy 1, Minor Boy 2, and two others students at Valley Christian, the complaint said.A review of Baldwin’s Venmo and email...