Filipino ex-teacher in Hawaii likely to plead guilty to child porn charges

Alden Bunag was initially charged with possessing child pornography but is expected to plead guilty to the more serious charge of distributing child pornography. SCREENGRAB

A Filipino former substitute teacher at Pearl City High School in Oahu, Hawaii is expected to enter a guilty plea deal on much more serious child pornography charges than what he was originally facing.

Alden Bunag was initially charged with possessing child pornography but is expected to plead guilty to the more serious charge of distributing child pornography, according to Hawaii News Now.

Legal experts said Bunag, a resident of Waipahu, will likely face an mandatory 15-year minimum prison term. He was a part-time temporary teacher at Pearl City High and also worked at Ilima Intermediate.

Although he was charged with producing and possessing child pornography, federal authorities alleged that Bunag had sex with a 13-year-old boy during school lunch breaks.

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They also alleged that he exchanged videos of sex acts with children with another teacher from Philadelphia, who was also charged with distributing child pornography.

Former Honolulu Police Deputy Chief John McCarthy, told HNN, that child sex offenders often commit multiple crimes, so a 15-year minimum sentence will keep Bunag away from children for a long time.