India, March 2 -- A US school teacher was arrested after he was caught with 1000 photos and videos of child pornography, some featuring children as young as 3, authorities said.

Ross Lanvin, who sources say most recently taught math at MS 256 Lafayette Academy, allegedly used a fake name to create a burner Google account to keep his sick stash from September 2021 to December, Manhattan federal prosecutors were quoted as saying by New York Post.

Lavin was arrested on February 13.

US Attorney's office in Manhattan said in a statement that Lanvin is currently a math teacher at a public middle school located in Manhattan, New York.

He was employed by the New York City Department of Education from in or about 2006 through in or about 2013,...