Jared Dallan Buckley, 40, is the lead director at the Leadership Learning Academy’s Layton Campus. He was arrested Tuesday and booked into the Davis County Jail on suspicion of two first-degree felony counts of aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor and one second-degree felony count of sexual exploitation of a minor.

He is currently being held without bail.

Per an affidavit of probable cause, law enforcement in New York identified an online account that was being used to sell and distribute child sexual abuse material. Officers in New York later contacted law enforcement in Utah on the belief that the device associated with the account was located in the state.

The device was eventually found in Buckley’s possession, according to the arrest document, after which he was taken into custody.

Although officers in New York discovered child sexual abuse material associated with the account in October of last year, the affidavit stated that investigators were unable to positively identify Buckley until just days prior to his arrest amid “efforts to conceal his online activities.”

Investigators also determined that the user of the account may have been involved in the production of such material involving children outside of the United States, per the affidavit.

Leadership Learning Academy is a public, K-6 charter school, which also has a campus in Ogden. According to his biography on the school’s website, Buckley has been with the institution since 2014. He previously worked as a special education teacher.

Meanwhile, the Utah Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force announced 15 arrests on Wednesday following a statewide undercover investigation to locate and apprehend “individuals who were actively using the internet to sexually exploit children,” per a release from Office of the Utah Attorney General.

Dubbed “Operation Hive Strike,” the four-day operation involved more than 80 task force agents from 31 different federal, state and local law enforcement agencies.

“Parents are vital in teaching children about how to stay safe online,” the release stated, while imploring them to educate children about the dangers of speaking to strangers online, use software/site settings to monitor children’s internet and social media activity, teach children about the dangers of sharing personal information online and have regular conversations with children about their internet activity.