Former teacher at private school in Calabasas charged with annoying or molesting female students, secretly photographing them

VAN NUYS — A Sylmar man who taught at an exclusive private school in Calabasas was charged Friday with possessing child sexual abuse material, along with annoying or molesting four female students who were allegedly secretly photographed.

Travis Takeshi Shojinaga, 39, pleaded not guilty to the five criminal charges and was ordered to remain jailed in lieu of $1 million bail, despite the prosecution’s request that he be held without bail, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.