Paradise Valley teacher enters plea in sex case
Photographer: Maricopa County Sheriff's Department
Copyright 2012 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Posted: 03/01/2012
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By: Associated Press
PARADISE VALLEY, AZ - A fourth-grade teacher in the Paradise Valley School District who was arrested last month in a sexual exploitation case has pleaded not guilty.
Maricopa County prosecutors say 54-year-old Thomas H. Warner entered his plea Thursday morning.
His next court date is an initial pretrial conference on April 17.
Warner was taken into custody on Feb. 13 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. Detective say they found numerous items of child pornography inside the home.
Police say Warner has been employed by the Paradise Valley School District for the past several years.
It was unclear Thursday whether Warner has hired a lawyer yet.
Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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