Teacher from elite Calabasas private school hit with child molestation, child pornography charges

Prosecutors leveled youngster molestation and youngster pornography costs at a trainer accused of taking inappropriate photographs of scholars at a prestigious personal academy in Calabasas the place President Trump’s daughter is an alum.

Prosecutors charged Travis Shojinaga, 39, a trainer on the Viewpoint Faculty, with 4 counts of misdemeanor youngster molestation and one depend of felony possession of kid phonography after Shojinaga was arrested Wednesday, courtroom paperwork present.

Shojinaga is presently being held on the Malibu/Misplaced Hills Sheriff’s station and was set to be arraigned someday Friday. He faces greater than three years in jail if convicted.

The $55,000-a-year college introduced in an announcement to oldsters {that a} college member had been fired for “inappropriate habits that occurred on campus” that didn’t contain bodily contact.

Viewpoint Head of Faculty Mark McKee stated within the letter that directors contacted police as quickly as they realized of the accusations in opposition to Shojinaga.

“The worker was subsequently taken into custody, and his employment has been terminated,” McKee stated.

McKee stated the academy is working with legislation enforcement and it’ll conduct its personal investigation with an out of doors occasion.

In line with his Fb profile, Shojinaga labored on the Viewpoint Faculty for greater than a decade.

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Graduates of the Viewpoint Faculty embrace President Trump’s youngest daughter, Tiffany, and former NBA participant Miye Oni.

In his assertion, McKee supplied counseling to college students and inspired them to return ahead if they’d any considerations.

“We perceive this example is deeply upsetting,” McKee wrote. “We will probably be making sources, together with counseling, accessible for anybody in our neighborhood who may have assist.”