TUCSON, AZ from www.KOLD.com – Agents with the U.S. Immigration and Customs enforcement arrested Tanque Verde superintendent Albert Thomas Rogers on suspicion of child sexual exploitation.
Rogers, 51, contacted an undercover agent in January about going on a trip to Mexico that involved sexually abusing children, agents said in a press release. They made the arrest Friday.
Rogers said in conversations with undercover agents that he wished to spend “relaxation intimacy” — including anal and oral sex– with teenage boys, officials said.
In February, agents collected a $50 deposit on the trip from Rogers as well as a filled-out reservation form in Yuma, Ariz.
Rogers is currently employed as the superintendent of Tanque Verde Schools. He’s also an associate principal at Emily Gray Junior High.
Authorities with Tucson Police and ICE agents are now investigating if any inappropriate incidences with children took place at the schools.
A criminal complaint has been filed by authorities on Rogers. No word yet from school officials on what happens to Rogers’ job.
ICE agents began an undercover sex tourism operation in Yuma, Ariz. in 1997. Since then, agents have arrested 43 suspects including Rogers.
The investigation is part of ‘Operation Predator,’ an ongoing inititative that helps protect children.