Federal authorities have issued an arrest warrant for the teacher who was banished from a private elementary school at the Washington National Cathedral after authorities found inappropriate photos of young boys on a school-owned camera.
Former Beauvoir Elementary School teacher Eric Toth, 26, is wanted on suspicion of possession of child pornography. In July, the third-grade teacher was removed from the campus after authorities said they found electronic photographs showing “inappropriate touching” of young children.
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Toth has not been seen since, sources said.
In August, Toth’s car was found in a parking garage lot at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, law enforcement sources said. A note was left a vehicle in the car claiming that Toth would kill himself and his body would be found in a nearby lake.
Police believe the note was left to throw off the investigation, sources said.
Toth attended Purdue University and is originally from Chicago. Police have reason to believe he may have fled to the Midwest, in the Chicago suburbs area and he may be seeking employment as a teacher or school counselor, said D.C. police Detective Sgt. Morani Hines.
“This guy is very intelligent,” Hines said.
Members of the FBI’s Innocent Images joint task force have been trying to identify the boys in the photos. At least one is believed to be a Beauvoir student, sources said. The others may have lived in surrounding D.C. suburbs.
Officials at the school, which serves about 380 students from prekindergarten through third grade, have sent several letters to parents and faculty to keep them apprised of the situation.
Law enforcement officials have been working with the television show “America’s Most Wanted,” “because of the nature of the crime,” Hines said. The segment is expected to air in the first week in November.
Anyone with information about the case should call police at 202-727-9099.
