The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) arrested longtime Sacramento, California, schoolteacher Mark Sirard on Nov. 4 for the alleged possession of child sexual abuse material, according to detectives.
The SCSO and the Internet Crimes Against Children/Sacramento Valley Hi-Tech Crimes Task Force arrested Sirard with help from Homeland Security Investigations.
“This case stemmed from information from the authorities in the United Kingdom and other law enforcement authorities overseas,” the SCSO wrote on social media platform X.
Sirard, 52, was held in the Sacramento County Main Jail on $50,000 bail. He posted bond after being booked and has been released from custody.
“This is an active and ongoing criminal investigation,” wrote the SCSO. “Detectives are concerned there may be unreported victims.”
It asked for any information from the community.
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“The news is deeply disturbing as our highest priority as a school district is to protect our students and staff from harm on our school sites,” the school district wrote in a statement, KCRA Sacramento stated. “As we continue to cooperate with law enforcement, we remain fully committed to taking every necessary step to protect and support our students.”
The Epoch Times reached out to the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office and Sacramento City Unified School District for comment but did not hear back by publication time.
