This article has been updated. A previous version incorrectly stated the number of years in the sentence and the number of charges.
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A former Norfolk Christian Schools fifth-grade teacher has been sentenced to serve 2 years in prison in a child porn case.
Court records show Brett Marker was sentenced Friday on two possession of child pornography first offense charges, as well as three possession of child pornography second offense charges.
He will also be on unsupervised probation for five years.
He was arrested on Nov. 22, 2019. School officials said “the behaviors being investigated did not occur on school property” and they didn’t know about the investigation until police detained him in November 2019.
Marker was hired by Norfolk Christian Schools in August 2019, and completed a background check during the hiring process, school officials said.
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Correction: This article has been changed since its original publication to reflect corrections to Brett Marker’s sentencing and charges.