ORANGE PARK – A former Temple Christian Academy teacher was arrested on suspicion of at least 50 child pornography-related charges on Wednesday, April 15, following an investigation by the Clay County Sheriff’s Office.

Johnny Howardlee Robinson III, 34, of Orange Park, was fired as a math teacher and athletics coach from the private school in Jacksonville when it learned of his arrest of 19 counts of possessing, controlling or viewing depiction of child sexual conduct, 20 counts of in-state electronic transmittal of child pornography, five counts of transmitting harmful information to minors and six counts of using a two-way communication device to facilitate felony.

According to CCSO, a Clay County District Schools student reported to a School Resources Officer in December 2025 that she was receiving sexually explicit text messages and images from unknown phone numbers, and the unwanted communications continued through January 2026.

The sender said they were classmates. The sender also mentioned her friends. When the girl blocked the number, the messages continued from a different phone number.

An investigation revealed the messages were sent using a Voiceover Internet Protocol phone number – a method of calling or texting typically made through an internet connection rather than a traditional cellphone or landline. VoIPs are generally used to conceal the identity of the sender.

The sheriff’s office’s Internet Crimes Against Children Detectives were able to identify Robinson as the suspect.

A search of his phone revealed multiple images of child sexual abuse materials.

He was charged with five counts of using his cellphone to facilitate a felony and five counts of transmitting harmful information to minors on April 15, and the additional charges were filed on Thursday, April 16.

According to a heavily redacted affidavit for arrest report, detectives met Robinson in the parking lot of an apartment complex on March 30 and interviewed him while he left his cellphone in a van registered to Temple Christian Academy.

During the interview, CCSO obtained a warrant to enter the van, seize the cellphone and explore it for evidence related to transmitting harmful material to a minor and using a two-way communication device to facilitate a felony.

The cellphone was taken and examined, which led to a bevy of additional charges.

Robinson’s bond was set at $375,030. He is scheduled to return to court on May 12.