On Wednesday, detectives assigned to the Central California Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force arrested Gregory Carr, 46, of Fresno.
He has been booked into the Fresno County Jail on a felony charge of possession of child pornography. His bail was set at $20,000. He has since posted the necessary bond and bailed out of jail.
A joint investigation launched by members of ICAC, including the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office, Fresno Police and Homeland Security Investigations led detectives to obtain a search warrant for Carr’s home located on the 1600 block of W. Ellery Way in Fresno. On August 11, 2016, they collected personal electronic devices from the house. Detectives conducted a forensic examination of the equipment, some of which contained images of child pornography. No evidence has been discovered which shows Carr was actively abusing children. However, this is an ongoing investigation and the Sheriff’s Office encourages the public to contact us if they have concerns about other potential illegal activity.
At the start of this investigation, Carr was employed as a teacher at Caruthers Elementary School. He also volunteered at a Fresno church. Caruthers Unified School District worked in partnership with the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office as soon as this investigation was opened. Detectives kept the school district and church informed so that they could take necessary actions on the part of their organizations.
The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office is the lead agency for ICAC. It is comprised of 60 federal, state and local law enforcement agencies spread throughout nine counties in the Central Valley. It is dedicated to protecting children online and investigating crimes committed against children, which are facilitated by the Internet and computer usage. To learn more, please visit the ICAC website at www.centralcaliforniaicac.org
Anyone with information on this case or any other child pornography investigation is asked to please contact the Sgt. Jeff Kertson at (559) 600-8144 or call Crime Stoppers at (559) 498-STOP (7867).
The following is from a separate press release issued by Caruthers Unified School District.
The Caruthers Unified School District would like let our community to know it is fully aware of the investigation involving employee Gregory Carr, which has led to his arrest. We also want our parents and staff to know that we have worked with the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office from the beginning of the investigation and will continue to do so.
Upon learning of law enforcement’s involvement the night of August 11, 2016, Caruthers Unified placed Carr on paid administrative leave the morning of August 12, 2016, pending the outcome of the investigation. He most recently served as a seventh and eighth grade instructor at Caruthers Elementary School and has been with the school district for more than 20 years. We are unable to comment further due to this being a personnel matter.
Caruthers Unified School District strives to promote academic achievement for all students, maintain a safe and healthy school environment, provide opportunities that develop positive character and guide and prepare students for post-secondary opportunities.
