Teacher arrested on child porn images

A former Los Angeles school teacher has been arrested after he allegedly gagged and made bondage photos of nearly two dozen children.

The children are aged between seven and 10 and it is thought that the photographs were possibly taken inside a classroom, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said.

A department statement said Mark Berndt, 61, was arrested at his home and is being held in custody on $2.28 million (€1.74m) bail.