Metuchen Catholic School Teacher Had Child Porn, Prosecutor Says

Metuchen, NJ - A history teacher at St. Joseph High School in Metuchen has been charged with one count of possessing child pornography, Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew Carey and Chief David Irizarry of the Metuchen Police Department announced Thursday.

Brother John Spalding, a 74-year-old resident of the school, voluntarily turned himself in Thursday to the Middlesex County Courthouse in New Brunswick. Bail was set at $75,000.

During the investigation, it was determined that Spalding maintained child pornography on a school computer on June 21, 2015, prosecutors alleged.

The charge was filed after a search of the computer was completed. The investigation began after an unidentified official contacted police.