A teacher who was named Site Teacher of the Year at Bell Middle School in 2010 is in federal custody Tuesday after investigators say they found several images of child pornography on DVDs in his home.

By all accounts, Timothy Hensley, who taught eighth grade science, was a respected teacher at Bell Middle School. However, federal investigators said he has a dark side.

At about 6:30 a.m. Tuesday, with a search warrant in hand, federal agents scoured through the five iPods, an iPad and three computers in his North Park home. Hensley was allowed to leave because he was not under arrest at the time.

An investigator said they found 290 DVDs and a preliminary check revealed that some had pornographic images of children.

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