Central High School teacher arrested for child porn, luring, more
The arrest follows an extensive criminal investigation, police said.
The teacher was taken to the Polk County Jail on the following felony charges:
- Luring a minor
- First-degree possession of material depicting sexually explicit conduct involving a child
- Online sexual corruption of a child II
- First-degree encouraging child sexual abuse
- Second-degree encouraging child sexual abuse
- Computer crime
- Identity theft
- Using a Child in Display of Sexually Explicit Conduct
- Tampering with a witness
Central School District has placed the teacher on paid leave and is conducting its own investigation, according to police.
“Central School District has learned that licensed employee Ian Imamura was arrested on July 2 for felony charges and transported to and lodged in Polk County Jail as part of an investigation by the Independence Police Department.
“The district is continuing an independent investigation. Mr. Imamura is on administrative leave.
"The top priority of the district is the safety and welfare of our students. The school district leadership is working closely with law enforcement," district officials said in a Facebook post.
The Independence Police Department is asking anyone with information about the case to contact them at 503-838-1214.
"Our priority is protecting children and seeking justice for victims," Police Chief Juventino "Tino" Banuelos said in a statement. "I want to commend our detectives and school resource officers for their professionalism and dedication throughout this investigation,” he said. “We recognize how difficult cases like this are for those affected, and we remain committed to handling them with compassion and care."
Santa Claus arrested in US child predator sting
Published 2 Jul, 2026 01:47
A 75-year-old New Orleans man who legally changed his name to Santa Claus has been arrested after allegedly trying to meet someone he believed was a 15-year-old boy to engage in sexual acts, police have announced.
According to investigators, he contacted the supposed teenager through a dating app before arranging an in-person meeting during an undercover operation in the city’s suburbs.
The Kenner Police Department announced the arrest on Monday after its cyber crimes unit carried out a weekend sting targeting suspected online child predators. Claus, formerly known as George Quigley, reportedly exchanged sexually explicit messages with an undercover detective posing as a 15-year-old boy, and discussed “engaging in sexual acts” before arranging to meet the juvenile in Kenner.
According to police, detectives arrested Claus without incident when he arrived at the agreed meeting place. He was charged with computer-aided solicitation of a minor and indecent behavior with a juvenile. Jail records cited by US media show he was booked into the Jefferson Parish Correctional Center, with bonds set at $20,000 on each charge.
Kenner Police Chief Keith Conley told reporters that investigators found photographs of the man dressed as Santa Claus and said he had legally changed his name after moving from Texas to Louisiana.
Claus was among 11 suspects arrested in the sting, while warrants have been issued for 10 others. Police said that the operation targeted adults allegedly seeking sexual contact with minors online.
“All these defendants are a danger to our youth and society,” Conley said in a statement. “We preach daily about the vulnerability of our children on social media and gaming platforms, and now we have arrested a person who dresses up as Santa Claus, inviting parents to drop their young children in his lap for photo ops. This is a cautionary tale to parents and guardians.”
Claus’ arrest comes two months after a Florida man known for portraying Santa Claus at community Christmas events was accused of trying to meet a person he believed was a 13-year-old-girl during another undercover child predator sting.
Former children's DJ jailed for sexually exploiting girl
Logan Donald was also placed on the sex offenders register indefinitely at the High Court in Edinburgh [BBC]
A former children's DJ has been jailed for three years after targeting an underage girl online for sexual exploitation.
Logan Donald made repeated contact with the 14-year-old and asked her to share intimate images of herself with him and made sexual requests.
Donald, who previously hosted children's discos across central Scotland, was also found to have amassed a collection of child abuse videos and images.
The 21-year-old admitted causing the girl to participate in sexual activity and downloading indecent images of children.
The High Court in Edinburgh heard that search of his home uncovered more than 300 videos of child abuse, with 179 of the most serious type, as well as 450 child abuse images.
Donald was previously prosecuted for sex offences and pled guilty in 2023 to targeting three 13-year-old girls over social media.
He coerced them into sending him explicit images after threatening to kill himself if they did not comply.
Donald's lawyer, Lisa Gillespie KC, said: "He is now experiencing time in custody, which it is to be hoped might prove a salutary lesson to him."
Judge Thomas Welsh KC told Donald that following his release from jail he would be placed under supervision for a further four years.
During that period he will be on licence and can be returned to custody if he breaches its terms.
The judge told him: "The law requires that you are placed on the sex offenders register indefinitely."
Teacher Naomi Tekea Craig will be sentenced after admitting to child sexual abuse offences against 13yo boy
Teacher Naomi Tekea Craig will be sentenced after admitting to sexually abusing a young boy then giving birth to his baby.
A Western Australian music teacher who sexually abused a young teenager then gave birth to his baby will learn her fate later this year.
Naomi Tekea Craig, 34, admitted to sexually abusing a child over a 16-month period between 2024 and 2025 when she pleaded guilty to all charges in the Mandurah Magistrates Court in February.
Police believe Craig gave birth to the victim’s baby in January when he was aged just 13-years-old.
However, Channel 7 has reported that some charges against her will now be dropped.
“There are a couple of charges being discontinued. It’s just fine-tuning the events that happened during the period of offending,” lawyer Michael Tudori said on Friday.
Craig was employed as a teacher at the Frederick Irwin Anglican School at Meadow Springs near Mandurah, about 50km south of Perth.
Her teaching licence was suspended after she was charged.
Police Commissioner Colonel Blanch confirmed a DNA test had been conducted and police believed the woman gave birth to a baby in January that was fathered by the child she is accused of sexually assaulting.
Ms Craig will be sentenced in the Perth District Court on November 17
Ohio police chief resigns as he faces 70 counts of sexual abuse charges
The mayor of the village announced that he accepted the resignation, which will be effective July 9.
‘Evil walks among us’: Ex-Charleston judge accused of child sex crimes enters guilty plea
Doctor accused of molesting kids caught by vigilante
A paediatrician accused of sexually abusing 10 children was snared in a sting operation led by a “vigilante paedophile hunter”.
Chia Liang Saw appeared in Perth Magistrates Court on Friday to face 53 charges, including sexually penetrating a child.
Perth paediatrician Dr Chia Saw is facing child sex abuse charges. LinkedIn
During a part-heard bail application, adjourned so a home detention report could be completed, the court was told the 41-year-old doctor would be charged with a further five offences in the coming days.
The court was told Saw was facing 20 charges of intent to procure a person under 16 years to engage in sexual activity based on alleged communications with a woman variously described in court as a “vigilante” and “paedophile hunter”.
The woman, who is not a police officer, used a social media app and presented herself as a child and engaged in conversations, with the court previously told it was the Sugar Daddy website.
The woman then passed the information to investigators.
Saw was charged in late May with persistent sexual conduct with a child under 16 and possessing child exploitation material.
He was slugged with another 31 charges in mid-June, including seven counts each of indecent dealing with a child under 13 years and producing child exploitation material.
A further 20 new charges were brought on Tuesday related to the communications with the third party.
Saw’s alleged victims included patients, eight of them girls aged 12 to 15, a 10-year-old girl allegedly abused at his family home, and a 13-year-old girl allegedly exploited online.
The doctor, whose medical registration has been suspended, allegedly sexually abused and recorded child patients he was treating for ADHD.
The court was also told further details about a series of “concerning” emails Saw allegedly sent to three children.
In one, Saw allegedly offered to buy the child a ukulele. In another, Saw allegedly said he spotted the child outside their school before wishing them a good weekend.
Saw also allegedly created an email account for a child patient so he could communicate with the child.
“A paediatrician contacting a child patient directly is startling in the broader context of these charges,” Magistrate Matthew Walton said.
“If convicted, Mr Saw would receive an immediate term of imprisonment of substantial length.”
Some of the emails were sent to one of the children while the child was in class and the child was responding, the court was told.
During discussions over the conduct, Saw’s lawyer Alex Smith conceded it had crossed the line professionally and that the alleged offences were “ugly and distasteful”.
He also said Saw had communicated with one patient turned complainant because she was “extremely troubled” and the paediatrician was attempting to establish rapport.
Smith previously said Saw denied the persistent sexual conduct allegations and the recordings were made by the doctor to protect himself against allegations.
Saw was not required to enter a plea and was remanded in custody to reappear in the same court on July 10, when his bail application will continue.
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