The twisted teacher accused of spoon-feeding his semen to elementary school students is stuck in jail for the foreseeable future. A Los Angeles County judge jacked his bail to $23 million from the initial $2.3 million. ***Wil’s Note: If you ever get $23 million bail you’re never coming home***
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Mark Berndt, 61, appeared in court to face charges he bound and blindfolded dozens of students and photographed them for sexual kicks.
Some photos show children with a giant live cockroach crawling on their faces; others show a blue plastic spoon allegedly filled with Berndt’s semen held up to their mouths, authorities said.
Berndt allegedly told his students they were playing a “tasting game,” Capt. Mike Parker of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department told the Daily News.
The sick stunts behind Berndt’s 23 counts of lewd acts against children took place between 2005 and 2010, authorities said.
The alleged victims were both girls and boys between the ages of 7 and 10.
The new sky-high bail represents the maximum $1 million for each count.
“He’s looking at multiple potential life sentences. Each count carries a 15 years to life sentence,” District Attorney spokeswoman Sandi Gibbons told The News.
Berndt, a teacher at Miramonte Elementary School in South Los Angeles with three decades of experience, was busted after a film processor noticed 40 prints of the dastardly acts and turned them over to authorities.
