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   VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. - A former music teacher from Ventura who   
   contracted with a number of school districts in Southern   
   California was arrested Thursday on child exploitation crimes,   
   including the production of child pornography.   
      
   John Edward Zeretzke, 60, was taken into custody by the U.S.   
   Postal Inspection Service and the Los Angeles County Sheriff's   
   Office, who are the leading agencies investigating this case.   
      
   A 5-count indictment against Zeretzke alleges that he:   
      
   Coerced an underage girl to produce child pornography.   
   Attempted to entice another victim to send him sexually explicit   
   images.   
   Traveled to the Philippines with the intent to engage in illicit   
   sexual conduct with other minor victims.   
   Twice received child pornography over the internet.   
   Authorities say none of the alleged victims in the case are   
   located in Southern California. We do know that the man once   
   hailed as an award-winning composer and musician, came into   
   contact with kids in the Santa Ynez Valley from Goleta and Santa   
   Maria.   
      
   The U.S. Department of Justice says Zeretzke faces a maximum   
   penalty of life in federal prison if he's convicted of the   
   charges in the indictment, and would also face mandatory minimum   
   sentences for several of the offenses, including a mandatory 15-   
   year prison for the offense of production child pornography.   
      
   To read the indictment, click here.   
      
   Zeretzke was featured on KEYT NewsChannel 3 in August 2014 as   
   part of the "Flutes Across the World" project event at Circle V   
   Ranch Camp in the Santa Ynez Valley. During the event, campers   
   ages 7 to 13 made two folk flutes -- one was theirs to keep, the   
   second was part of a 200 flute giveaway Zeretzke was putting   
   together on an apparent goodwill mission to the Philippines   
   later that same year.   
      
   The flute program was at the center of a state and federal   
   investigation after allegations surfaced that flutes tainted   
   with bodily fluids, including semen, were being distributed to   
   children.   
      
   Zeretzke is expected to be arraigned on the indictment Thursday   
   afternoon in U.S. District Court in downtown Los Angeles.   
      
   In light of the shocking allegations against Zeretzke, officials   
   with Child Abuse Listening Mediation (CALM) have some advice for   
   parents.   
      
   "If an adult, whether a teacher or a family member is starting   
   an inappropriate relationship with a teenager, it can take years   
   and it is a slow and gradual grooming of that young person. It   
   starts with a friendship but then layers and layers of adding   
   nuances to the relationship becomes more more inappropriate,"   
   said Alana Walczak, CEO of CALM.   
      
   Walczak wants to remind parents how important it is to have an   
   open dialogue with their kids at a young age about inappropriate   
   behaviors and relationships.   
      
   "First and foremost the parent needs to be as comfortable and   
   calm as they can be so they are seen by their children as a safe   
   place to go. I think if a parent comes in too emotional or too   
   animated, younger children may misinterpret that as that they've   
   done something wrong," said Walczak   
      
   CALM's CEO says its best to be honest and direct, reinforcing to   
   your child that their bodies are their bodies.   
      
   "Even starting as early as three and four, that it's ok that if   
   you don't want to hug someone that a child has a right to say   
   they don't want to give a hug," said Walczak.   
      
   Circle V Ranch contracted with Flutes Across the World from 2011   
   to 2015, they released a statement to us about Zeretzke's arrest:   
      
   It has come to our attention from media reports that John   
   Zeretzke, founder of the program Flutes Across the World (FAW)   
   has been arrested today (9/13/18) on child exploitation crimes,   
   and been taken into custody by the U.S. Postal Inspection   
   Service and the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office, who are the   
   leading agencies investigating this case. Authorities indicate   
   that none of the victims in this case are located in Southern   
   California. Located in Southern California near Santa Barbara,   
   Circle V Ranch Camp independently contracted with FAW to provide   
   music education to campers ages 7-13 during specific one-week   
   sessions in July 2011, July 2012, July 2013, August 2014 and   
   August 2015.   
      
   Circle V staff have not received any official notifications or   
   inquiries by any authorities at this time regarding Flutes   
   Across the World activities at Circle V Ranch Camp. There have   
   been no complaints or concerns about FAW and John Zeretzke from   
   any campers, counselors or parents to Circle V staff. Camp staff   
   will continue to monitor this situation very closely and apprise   
   you if anything changes as soon as possible. Thank you for your   
   concern and support as we continue to rebuild and reopen Circle   
   V Ranch Camp after the Whittier Wildfire damages experienced on   
   July 8, 2017.   
      
   We also reached out the Santa Barbara Unified School District   
   and they could neither confirm or deny that anyone named John   
   Zeretzke taught or worked with the district.   
      
   https://www.keyt.com/news/crime/former-ventura-music-teacher-   
   arrested-on-child-exploitation-crimes/794577032   
       
      
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