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An Alpine elementary school teacher who pleaded guilty to child pornography charges will serve 240 days in jail for the crime.
Edward A. Greene, 55, pleaded guilty to five second-degree felony counts of sexual exploitation of a minor in January. In exchange for the plea, Utah County prosecutors dropped five other charges and agreed not to recommend a judge send Greene to prison.
On Tuesday, 4th District Judge Derek Pullan ordered Greene spend 240 days in jail, followed by 36 months of supervised probation. Greene will be allowed to serve 120 days of his jail term at home wearing an ankle monitor.
Pullan could order Greene to prison — up to 15 years on each count — if Greene fails to comply with the terms of his probation.
Court papers say Greene was arrested and charged in 2014 after police tracked an IP address used to upload five pornographic images of pre-teen boys to a Google Drive account and an email address used by Greene. A search of Green's phone and tablet computer located a total of 10 images of child porn, according to the documents.
After his arrest, Green, resigned from his position as a fifth grade teacher at Westfield Elementary School in Alpine.
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