SANTA ANA, Calif.—A former Anaheim elementary school teacher and high school wrestling coach pleaded guilty May 15 to possessing child pornography.
Richard O’Connor, 45, of Anaheim, pleaded guilty to a count of possession of child pornography. O’Connor is scheduled to be sentenced Dec. 18 in federal court in Santa Ana.
O’Connor previously worked as a fourth-grade teacher at Crescent Elementary School and was a volunteer boys’ wrestling coach at Canyon High School in Anaheim, according to federal prosecutors.
Investigators found at least 81 videos and 158 images of child pornography, some of which included infants or toddlers as well as violent material, prosecutors said….