Middle School Teacher Caught in Child Predator Sting

Law And Crime BodyCam · Feb 14, 2026 · 28m

Bodycam and internal footage from Albuquerque, New Mexico reveal the arrest of 51-year-old Steven Phillips, a longtime middle school PE teacher, during Operation Overwatch, a sting operation targeting child predators. Police say Phillips responded to an undercover agent posing as a father on a fetish website and allegedly arranged to meet what he believed was a 12-year-old girl. When Phillips arrived at the home, officers took him into custody and discovered he had brought an adult toy with him. During interrogation, Phillips claimed he only came out of "curiosity" to observe the situation…