A TEACHER at one of Townsville’s biggest high schools has been charged with downloading and sharing child pornography.

Pimlico State High School teacher Bevan Allan Stephens, 39, was arrested in a police raid at his home on Thursday afternoon.

Stephens, a father of two, has been stood down.

His children are in the care of their mother.

Townsville Child Protection Investigation Unit officers allegedly uncovered hundreds of images on a computer at his home.

Officer-in-charge detective Sen-Sgt Dave Miles said officers would now determine if Pimlico students are featured in images allegedly traded with paedophiles online.

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