January 31st, 2012
01:42 PM ET

Teacher accused of taking elementary student 'bondage' photos

A Los Angeles elementary school teacher allegedly took bondage photos of more than two dozen students in his classroom, including some with suspected semen-filled spoons at their mouths, investigators said Tuesday.

The young students were told they were playing a game and that swallowing the semen, which they believed was liquid candy, was part of that game, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Sgt. Dan Scott told CNN Tuesday.

Mark Berndt, 61, was arrested on child molestation charges at his Torrance, California, home Monday and is being held pending $2.3 million bond in a Los Angeles County jail, according to Sheriff's Lt. Carlos Marquez.

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  1. rooney©

    What a disgusting pervert! I can't even fathom how someone could do what he did. It's such a shame people can't trust anyone around their kids.

    January 31, 2012 at 11:56 pm | Report abuse |
  2. saywhat

    @ banasy

    indeed, laws governing crimes against children need a review. Agree.
    Its still hard for me to digest what is being reported.

    February 1, 2012 at 12:00 am | Report abuse |
  3. Scott

    I love how people don't want gays to teach elementary schools but when an act of this nature actually occurs it's from the person that administrators would have had no suspicion about, not the openly gay teacher.

    February 2, 2012 at 8:16 pm | Report abuse |
  4. Scott

    This is what happens when people think openly gay teachers are the ones who will commit these heinous and disgusting acts.

    February 2, 2012 at 8:18 pm | Report abuse |
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