ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY, Va. — A teacher at Isle of Wight Academy accused of possessing child pornography has been arrested and charged with three felonies, according to the Isle of Wight County Sheriff's Office.
Zachary Austin Hinz, 37, of Isle of Wight County, was arrested after a "thorough investigation" by the county sheriff's office in partnership with the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.
Court documents reveal Hinz uploaded three files of child pornography onto the internet that showed boys engaging in sexual conduct and he admitted to receiving between 10 to 20 images of child sexual abuse material on his cell phone.
"We’re all a little nervous. We have a lot of kids on this street," Kaelyn, a neighbor of Hinz who didn't want to share her last name said.
He is charged with one count of possession, reproduction, distribution, solicitation, and facilitation of child pornography, and another two counts as subsequent offenses.
Authorities do not believe Hinz's alleged crimes involve photos of any students at Isle of Wight Academy. School officials have cooperated with the investigation, the sheriff's office said.
Isle of Wight Academy is a private day school serving students from Pre-K through high school.
As of Friday, Hinz was not listed on the faculty page of the school's website.
News 3 called Isle of Wight Academy, but the private school declined to comment.
Hinz is being held at the Western Tidewater Regional Jail without bond.
