Former Kansas City Area Teacher Sentenced for Child Porn
A former Kansas City area high school teacher and swim team coach was recently sentenced in federal court for sexually assaulting and exploiting numerous child victims, whom he secretly videotaped.
The U.S. Attorney's Office says 54-year old James Russell Green, Jr., was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison without parole. The court also ordered Green to pay a $10,000 fine and a $10,000 special victim assessment. The federal sentence must be served consecutively to Green’s state sentences in three cases filed in the Jackson County Circuit Court.
Green was formerly a teacher at various middle schools and high schools in the Kansas City metropolitan area. He also served as head swimming coach at his school and at a Leawood, Kansas swim club.
On November 20, 2018, Green reportedly pleaded guilty to one count of producing child pornography and one count of possessing child pornography.
Authorities say Green admitted that he utilized a hidden video camera to produce secret videos of high school boys as they were undressing and/or preparing to shower in the school’s locker room. Additionally, head admitted that he utilized a hidden video camera to produce secret videos of child victims engaging in criminal sexual conduct with him at his residence.
Green produced the surreptitious videos on multiple occasions over a period of about 20 years, from the late 1990s through approximately 2015. He recorded the videos using an 8-millimeter video camera then later transferred the videos from tape to disc.
Law enforcement officers executed a search warrant at Green’s residence on April 14, 2017. Investigators reportedly found video recordings using a hidden camcorder in a locker room dressing area. The videos depict numerous unidentified 14- to 17-year-old boys undressing as they prepare to shower.
Reports say the boys seemed to be unaware they were being recorded. Green produced the videos at the high school where he was a teacher and coach; the boys depicted in the videos were his students and members of his swim team.
During the search of Green’s residence, investigators also located a device that contained an approximately 45-minute video that was also secretly recorded by Green with a hidden camera. The video graphically depicts Green having a sexual encounter with a child victim in his residence.
Forensic examiners located numerous images of child pornography on Green’s electronic devices. Many of the photos appear to be “selfie”-style photos taken by the subjects of the photos. Some of these images appear to have been sent to Green by boys with whom he was acquainted.