Middle school teacher to stay in jail until his trial [Video]

An Albuquerque middle school teacher is behind bars for allegedly trying to sexually exploit a minor.Stephen Phillips is in jail after being arrested by law enforcement during Operation Overwatch. For a month, law enforcement agencies created decoy accounts in different platforms with the goal of finding child predators.According to court records, on Oct. 9, officers located a posting on a website called Fetlife. The post was allegedly posted by the user Amadeus4U, who investigators believe to be Phillips. The post said the user was looking for a “Baby girl to spoil” and “try new toys out on.” Investigators also claim the post talked about explicit sexual penetration. An undercover agent, posing as a dad willing to offer his child for sex, contacted Phillips. Documents also revealed, the chat then moved to a message application called Kik, where Phillips states any asexual contact with a minor would be illegal and requested …