Winston NguyenA New York math teacher turned “Jeopardy!” champion has turned himself in to authorities on child pornography charges … according to multiple reports.
The educator — who worked at the posh Saint Ann’s School in Brooklyn Heights — turned himself in to Brooklyn prosecutors on Thursday… a month after being accused of catfishing minors and sharing inappropriate images of them on social media.
Now, he’s facing child pornography charges and is set to be arraigned in Brooklyn Criminal Court on Thursday afternoon… where he’ll be charged with using a child in a sexual performance and promoting a sexual performance by a child.
Per The New York TimesNguyen was accused of soliciting pornographic images from 5 girls and 1 boy, who were students at 4 different schools. He allegedly pretended to be a teenager online… trying at least 11 times to get the students to send him explicit images.
Nguyen was first arrested in front of his students at Saint Ann’s… but he was later released when authorities began an investigation into his personal devices. That said, he was placed on administrative leave at Saint Ann’s while the investigation continued.
“Jeopardy!” fans probably recognize Nguyen from his two appearances on the quiz show, which took place in 2014.
This isn’t Nguyen’s first brush with the law, either… as he was previously charged in 2017 with stealing over $300,000 from an elderly couple — a crime for which he spent time on Rikers Island.
We’re sure there will be more to come… so stay tuned.