Overview
- Michael Patrick Gill, 53, was arrested Nov. 18 and is accused of two counts under Arizona’s sexual exploitation of minors statute.
- A judge set a $250,000 cash-only bond with electronic monitoring if released and an order forbidding any contact with minors.
- Court documents say Gill admitted to viewing child sexual abuse material involving youths he believed were around his students’ ages and linked the behavior to alcohol use.
- Investigators say the probe began Oct. 18 after a Yahoo report to NCMEC, followed by a Nov. 18 report that identified a likely suspect and led to the arrest.
- Scottsdale Unified says Gill taught sixth-grade language arts at Cocopah Middle, has been barred from district schools, and DCS reported no disclosures after interviewing his minor daughter.