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Las Cruces school janitor arrested

child pornography charges. 31-year-old david garcia was arrested last thursday. he faces federal charges which include possession and distribution of child pornography. garcia worked at mesilla park elementary which is off west union avenue … between main street and avenida de mesilla. abc-7’s jamie warren is live with whether he came in contact with students. jamie? garcia worked for the district for about a year and half. a district spokeswoman tells me he worked nights, and that students were present on campus for the first hour or so of his shift. documents say an investigation led to garcia’s arrest at his home. federal investigators say his computers i-p adress revealed it was being used to download child porn. spokeswoman jo galvan says garcia cleared a background check before he was hired. she says the safety of the children is their first priority, and urges parents or children to come forward if they suspect something’s wrong. jo galvan: “our administrator and principals know that it’s ok to look into that to share that information we always are open to hearing from parents if they know something. we can’t read people’s minds. and so it’s a matter of letting the schools know if they do know of something that doesn’t seem right” if convicted garcia faces 5 to 20 years in federal prison. right now — he’s on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation. an el paso man also faces child porn charges as well as a sexual

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