‘Teacher of the Year’ Charged with Disturbing Crimes Against Children
Jesse Roe Cassino,a 42-year-old high school teacher from Elizabeth City,North Carolina,who was recently named “teacher of the Year,” has been arrested on five counts of second-degree sexual exploitation of a minor. Police raided his home and found multiple videos depicting children aged 11 too 14 involved in sexual acts, and also videos showing men with hidden faces engaged in similar acts, though it has not been confirmed if Cassino appeared in those videos. Cassino is currently held on a $200,000 secured bond and has been suspended from his teaching duties at Northeastern High School pending examination. The police are continuing their investigation and have asked anyone with additional information to come forward.
A North Carolina high school teacher recently honored as “Teacher of the Year” is now behind bars on child pornography charges.
Jesse Roe Cassino, 42, of Elizabeth City, was arrested Monday morning following a raid at his home, according to WITN-TV.
He was charged with five counts of second-degree sexual exploitation of a minor.
Police said they discovered multiple videos showing children between the ages of 11 and 14 engaged in sexual acts.
“The videos also showed men engaging in these sexual acts, but their faces were hidden,” according to a report by WRAL-TV.
The station added, “It was not confirmed that Cassino was among the men in these videos.”
Cassino remains in jail on a $200,000 secured bond.
The Elizabeth City Police Department confirmed the arrest in a Facebook post Monday.
“Mr. Cassino was processed and transported to the magistrate’s office,” the department wrote.
“He was escorted to his first court appearance at Pasquotank County District Court where he was given a $200,000.00 secured bond and transported to Albemarle District Jail.”
The department urged anyone with additional information to contact them.
Police also emphasized that the investigation remains “active and ongoing.”
Cassino is listed as a teacher at Northeastern High School in Elizabeth City, according to a staff directory cited by WITN.
In his mug shot, Cassino is seen wearing a Northeastern High School T-shirt.
“Elizabeth City Pasquotank Public Schools Associate Superintendent Rachael Haines says Cassino is suspended pending an investigation,” WITN reported.
Cassino’s arrest came just three months after he was publicly recognized by the district.
A now-deleted post from the school said, “Congratulations to Mr. Jesse Cassino for receiving his ‘Teacher of the Year Award.’”
Other posts praising Cassino have also been scrubbed from the school’s social media pages.
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