UPDATED 2:18 P.M.
TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill. – A teacher in Marshall County has reportedly been jailed in Tazewell County on charges connected to distributing pornography to minors.
Tazewell County court records indicate Garrett Wood, 23, is being charged with Distributing Harmful Material to Minors, a Class-4 Felony, connected to an incident January 29.
Wood is a teacher in Marshall County’s Henry-Senchawine School District, listed as teaching Drivers Education and History.
25 News reports the district sent an e-mail to parents indicating a teacher had been arrested and is on administrative leave pending an investigation.
It’s also believed no students at the school were involved.
Wood was in court Thursday, where it was learned a judge set bond at $25,000, and ordered he can’t have contact with anyone under 18, nor can he use electronic devices.
Prosecutors believe the victim was 17, and that it was a “one-time offense.”
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