Teacher Busted After Students Allegedly See Phone Porn

"We believe he knew exactly what he was doing."

A central Florida teacher faces multiple charges after a 9th grade student approached his desk and allegedly saw porn on his phone, WTSP reports.

According to an arrest affidavit, 47-year-old Vadi Velez-Gonzalez was teaching an intensive reading class at Mulberry High School in Mulberry, Florida, last Wednesday when a student approached to ask him a question. She then she saw pornography on his iPhone.

Investigators say she saw a slideshow of men engaged in intercourse and a nude male body shot, Bay News 9 reports.

After returning to her desk, she proceeded to grab her own phone to record what she saw. Pretending to get up to throw something away, she shot a short video she then shared with investigators and on Snapchat.

Three other students allegedly witnessed pornographic material as well.

"We believe he knew exactly what he was doing. He was exposing 9th grade children to very nasty pornography," Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd told WTSP.

An investigation allegedly uncovered that Velez-Gonzalez had logged into gay men's dating site Adam4Adam 382 times between Sept. 30 and Oct. 13, WFLA reports. At least two of those times were during school hours.

The investigation also concluded the students had seen ads for the site on the phone's Internet browser, depicting explicit images, according to WFLA.

"The last place he needs to be is near a school," Judd told WTSP.

Velez-Gonzalez was placed on leave on Friday, and was arrested on Monday.

His bond is set at $8,000, ABC Action News 10 reports.

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