A former assistant football coach and substitute teacher was arrested on child pornography and sexual contact with a minor charges, police said Tuesday.
David Vernon Price Jr. was arrested Saturday on suspicion of contact with a minor for sexual misconduct, distribution or showing pornography to a minor, and possession of child pornography, police said. His bail was set at $45,000.
Price was employed at schools in the Long Beach and Los Angeles areas as a substitute teacher and assistant football coach. Detectives did not disclose the schools where Prince worked or when he was employed.
Price was an assistant football coach at Poly High School and worked as a substitute teacher at Poly and Hoover Middle School, according to the Long Beach Post.
Investigators from the Los Angeles Police Department’s Juvenile Division’s Internet Crimes Against Children Unit identified one minor victim in Los Angeles. It is believed that there are additional victims, police said. Price is believed to target girls.
Price was described as a 6-foot-tall Black man weighing 228 pounds with black hair and brown eyes.
Anyone with information that could lead to the identification of additional victims or witnesses was asked to call the LAPD’s Juvenile Division’s Internet Crimes Against Children Unit at 562-624-4027. During non- business hours or weekends, calls should be made to 877-527-3247.
Tipsters who prefer to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at 800- 222-8477.