Anthony Robert Korwin
El Centro, CA–A 59-year-old Coachella Valley high school teacher is facing felony state child sexual exploitation charges for allegedly contacting a minor under the age of 14 with the intent to commit sexual and lewd offenses.
Anthony Robert Korwin, of Vista, was taken into custody June 5 during an undercover operation conducted by the Imperial Valley Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. The probe was initiated by the Task Force in response to a Craigslist ad posted online.
During the investigation, Korwin allegedly agreed to meet a 13-year-old girl at a parking lot in El Centro. When Korwin arrived at the location, he was taken into custody by special agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations and Task Force officers.
At his arraignment in superior court June 7, Korwin pleaded not guilty to two felony counts involving child sex offenses. Korwin’s bail has been set at $250,000. His court hearing was June 21 in Imperial County Superior Court.
