Todd Baldwin, a former sports coach, teaching assistant, and operations manager at Valley Christian High School in San Jose, was arraigned in federal court this week on charges of enticement of minors and receipt of child pornography.

Baldwin, 44, currently of Bremerton, Wash., was charged in a complaint filed on Oct. 10, 2024, and in documents filed on Nov. 19 by the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Northern District of California.

According to the complaint, Baldwin allegedly persuaded, induced and enticed two minor boys, both high school students at the time, to produce child sexual abuse materials in exchange for money from December 2022 to August 2023.

Baldwin allegedly paid thousands of dollars via mobile payment services to the minor boys and to at least two other students whom Baldwin had recruited to create child sexual abuse materials for resale online, according to prosecutors.

The complaint also alleges that Baldwin designated some of the exploited minors as his “Teacher Assistants.”  The information formally charges Baldwin with two counts of enticement of minors and two counts of receipt of child pornography.

If convicted, Baldwin faces a maximum sentence of life imprisonment and a minimum sentence of 10 years’ imprisonment, a maximum fine of $250,000, a term of supervised release, and restitution.

Baldwin surrendered to federal authorities in San Jose on Oct. 28, and made his initial appearance in federal court on the same day.  He posted bail and is currently on conditional release.  He is next scheduled to appear in federal court in San Jose in February.

The prosecution is the result of an investigation by the FBI and the San Jose Police Department’s Internet Crimes Against Children Squad.