Teacher Pleads Not Guilty to Sex Counts With Boy
A highly regarded high school physics teacher pleaded not guilty Thursday to three counts of oral copulation with a 17-year-old boy he was living with. Harry Christ Manos, 50, was arraigned in Pasadena Superior Court and ordered to appear at a pretrial hearing Feb. 21. He remains free on $22,500 bail.
Manos was arrested by Alhambra police Dec. 21. In a search of his home later that day, authorities said they found pornographic magazines depicting torture, mutilation and castration; sexually explicit videos and photos, and a jar containing male genitals.
Police have launched an investigation into the origin of the genitals, but have not concluded where they came from, said Deputy Dist. Atty. Tia Fisher.
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