LONG ISLAND, N.Y. (PIX11) -- A teacher in the Shoreham-Wading River Central School District was arrested Friday morning for allegedly trying to solicit indecent photos from a minor, according to the Suffolk County Police Department.

The arrest stemmed from a police report that 37-year-old Mark Verity was having inappropriate communications online with an adult posing as a 13-year-old girl, officials say.

Verity was arrested at a residence in Mattituck on the following charges: • Attempted Dissemination of Indecent Material to a Minor in the first degree • Attempted Use of a Child Less than 17 Years of Age in a Sexual Performance-Sexually Motivated • Attempted Use of a Child Less than 17 Years of Age in a Sexual Performance

Verity will be arraigned in Central Islip on Oct. 18.

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