A Hawaii teacher shared child porn with a fellow teacher and bragged about having sex with a 13-year-old boy during school lunch breaks, according to federal prosecutors.
Alden Bunag was arrested on Wednesday by FBI agents at an Oahu high school – where he worked as a summer school teacher, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported. Honolulu FBI agents also executed a search warrant at Bunag's home.
Bunag was charged with distributing child pornography.
The Hawaii public school teacher reportedly sent more than 3,300 messages to another teacher in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Included in the messages were photos and videos of child porn, according to federal court documents. The teacher in Philadelphia was arrested in October.
KHON-TV reported, "The documents added that 'Bunag claimed to have sex with (the boy) at the school during lunch breaks… Described (the boy) as a former student and knew that he was a minor at the time.'"
Court records said that Bunag confessed to law enforcement that he recorded his sexual encounters with the 13-year-old boy – who was a former student – and sent the videos to others through the Telegram messenger app.
The outlet added, "Records said, 'he also admitted to distributing the video recording of his sexual contact… admitted to distributing child pornography involving other minor victims.'"
Bunag appeared in federal court on Thursday. He will remain in custody until his next hearing on June 21.
The Pearl City High School listed "Alden Bunag" as a teacher in a cached version of the school's website, but he is not listed as a teacher in the current listing of staff.
A former student told Hawaii News Now, "It's absolutely disgusting. To be honest, though, I wouldn’t put it past him just because he was an odd guy."
Another former student said, "Definitely was very friendly with all of the kids, especially the male students."
The former student added that Bunag would offer to take senior portraits for students “free of charge.”
Another former student said, "I wouldn’t be surprised if there’s another case that is related to him that somebody has been groomed by him."
The FBI said Bunag was a teacher, ran a photography business, and taught dance classes.
Criminal defense attorney Victor Bakke told Hawaii News Now, "Many people who are attracted to children or suffer from pedophilia, they do seek out job positions or employment where they’re around children. It is just a sign of the times when people with like interests can find each other and engage in this type of activity and discussion."
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