CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – Former Woodbrook Elementary School fifth grade teacher Nicholas J. Clark uploaded two pornographic videos and 12 images that appear to show an underage girl, according to a copy of the search warrant obtained by Cville Right Now.

A search warrant for Clark’s Reservoir Ridge Rd. residence was authorized on Feb. 26 at 2:15 p.m. and executed on Monday. Albemarle County Police officers executed the search at 8:27 a.m., seizing a tablet and two laptops from Clark’s home.

An ACPD spokesperson told Cville Right Now that Clark was taken into custody at the school Monday morning. He is charged with possessing child pornography and distributing child pornography, both felonies, according an ACPD release.

ACPD does not believe Clark was involved in the production of the videos or images.

ACPS spokesperson Jason Grant told Cville Right Now Clark was, “not arrested inside the building or in the presence of students.”

The warrant was issued after, on Feb. 11, ACPD Detective Michael Schneider downloaded a cyber tip which revealed that Discord user capt.pepper had uploaded a nude photo of an underage girl on April 6, 2025.

Schneider was able to connect the IP address from that tip to other cyber tips that linked the user and IP address to the two videos and 11 other images.

Those included a 46 second video in which an underage girl said, “It’s not OK for you to look at me. It technically makes you a pedophile and you are. You know because I’m still underage, 14.”

A subpoena to Comcast Cable linked the IP address to Clark, according to the warrant.

He is being held without bond at the Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail.

“We know this news is deeply concerning. The investigation is ongoing, and we are cooperating fully with law enforcement,” Woodbrook principal Christie Isaiah wrote in an email to parents. “Mr. Clark will not return to Woodbrook. We are putting plans in place so students in his class can continue learning with as little disruption as possible. School counselors and support staff are available to assist any student who may need support.”

ACPS Superintendent Dr. Matthews Haas told parents in an email that Clark had completed “all required background screenings” prior to being hired. That included a Virginia State Police criminal history check and a search in the Central Registry for child abuse and neglect.

“This news is deeply troubling. I know it may raise questions and concerns across our school community. The investigation is ongoing, and Albemarle County Public Schools is cooperating fully with law enforcement,” Haas wrote in his email. “The safety and well-being of our students remain our highest priority.”