Crime & Safety
UPDATED: Former Milpitas Man Arrested on Suspicion of Manufacturing, Possessing Child Porn
Johnny Urias, 50, was a teacher at an elementary school in San Jose.
A former Milpitas resident was arrested Wednesday for suspicion of being in possession of, and manufacturing, child pornography.
After nearly a one-year investigation, Johnny Urias, 50, was arrested at his residence on the 1400 Merry Lane block in San Jose and booked into Santa Clara County Main Jail, according to Commander Armando Corpuz.
A husband and father of two, Urias is on paid leave from San Jose's Will Rogers Elementary School, where he taught until September, Milpitas police spokeswoman Trish Young-Orth said.
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Milpitas Police Detectives are currently searching for additional evidence through a warrant at his residence.
The investigation began in August 2011 when Milpitas police received a tip that Urias, a father of two and husband, was in possession of the child pornography, said Corpuz. He was then a teacher at an elementary school in the Alum Rock District in San Jose.
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In September 2011, Milpitas Police Detectives obtained search warrants for Uriasβ previous home in Milpitas, his current home in San Jose, his classroom and his vehicle.
They seized several computers, sending them to the Silicon Valley Internet Crimes Against Children (SV-ICAC) Task Force for forensic examination, where the investigation remained on-going.Β
In a letter to parents on Wednesday, the Alum Rock Union School District said that San Jose police had been conducting interviews at William Rogers Elementary throughout the week, and that a staff member had been arrested.
The letter noted that the staff member is on paid administrative leave and that the school has no knowledge of any misconduct at the elementary school. San Jose police said they are working closely with Milpitas police and administrators at Will Rogers to find any possible victims of abuse.
Milpitas police said they have executed an additional search warrant on Urias' San Jose home. Urias is being held in Santa Clara County Jail on suspicion of possession of child pornography and manufacturing child pornography, according to police.
They urge anyone with information regarding this incident to call the Police Department at (408) 586-2400 or their local police department. Anonymous information can be given by calling (408) 586-2500 or via the Milpitas Police Department website.
--Bay City News contributed to this report
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