A former elementary school teacher who works during the holidays as a Santa-for-Hire has been arrested in New Jersey, where authorities have alleged he both possessed and distributed child pornography.

Mark Paulino, was arrested by a multi-agency task force on Friday, December 5, inside the 64-year-old’s Hamilton Township home.

Investigators moved quickly on a tip that they received the day before regarding a person in Paulino’s town who was allegedly uploading multiple files to the internet — all containing illegal images of children being sexually exploited.

A press release from Mercer County Prosecutor Janetta D. Marbrey fails to mention how police tracked the images to Paulino’s residence.

“According to his website, Paulino recently retired from the Hamilton Township School Distric

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