A Santa actor and former elementary school teacher in New Jersey has been arrested on child pornography charges, according to the Mercer County prosecutor.

Mark Paulino was charged with second-degree distribution of child sexual abuse material, second-degree possession with the intent to distribute CSAM, third-degree possession of CSAM and endangering the welfare of a child, Mercer County Prosecutor Janetta Marbrey's office said in a press release.

Paulino, 64, recently retired from being an elementary school teacher in the Hamilton Township School District in Mercer County, prosecutors said. His website said he was available for hire as a Santa performer for photographs and private, corporate and organizational events, according to prosecutors.

Prosecutors said Paulino allegedly upload

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