Janesville teacher arrested for sending explicit content to undercover agent

JANESVILLE, Wis. (WTVO) — A Janesville teacher has been arrested for allegedly sharing photos of a student, a nude photo of his wife, and making sexually explicit comments while messaging with an undercover agent.

According to the Janesville Police Department, a special agent from the Department of Homeland Security contacted them on September 10th, explaining that the agency had been conducting undercover chats in child exploitation investigations.

Over the course of one investigation, the agent had exchanged messages with a Janesville man, later identified as Adam Teal, 33, a teacher at Franklin Middle School.

According to the criminal complaint, the agent posed as the father of an 8-year-old girl. As reported by Channel 3000, Teal allegedly told the agent he had interests in “incest and young,” and had viewed child pornography prior.

Authorities said Teal sent the agent a photo of a Franklin Middle School student taken at the school without her knowledge and made sexually explicit comments.

According to the complaint, Teal also sent the agent a nude photo of his wife without her consent.

On September 12, Teal was arrested and charged with Representations Depicting Nudity.

Police said the investigation is ongoing.