Nguyen, who taught at a private school in Brooklyn, surrendered himself to police on Thursday.
FormerJeopardycontestant Winston Nguyen has been arrested and charged with soliciting sexually explicit images of children,Entertainment Weeklycan confirm.
The fact that he was a teacher and a trusted figure among students make these allegations even more troubling.
‘Jeopardy’ contestant Winston Nguyen.
Nguyen was initially arrested in front of a crowd of students at Saint Anns in June.
He was placed on administrative leave, according to Reid, and fired on Thursday after being charged.
Reid did not immediately respond to EWs request for comment.
Jeopardyviewers may recognize Nguyen for his two appearances on the game show in 2014.
