Prosecutors Say the Former After-School Employee Faces Child Pornography Charges

Federal prosecutors say a former Culver City after-school employee has been indicted on charges of producing sexually explicit images of a 7-year-old girl in his care by a federal grand jury.

Stephen Michael Martinez, 44, of the Sawtelle neighborhood of Los Angeles, faces two counts of production of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography. He has been held without bond since July 23 and is scheduled to be arraigned on August 29 in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles.

According to court documents, Martinez worked for the Culver City Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department from June 2020 until June 2025 as part of the Culver City Afterschool Recreation Program. Authoritie

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