LOS ANGELES (AP) — A self-proclaimed pedophile who posted pictures of girls on a now-defunct Web site was charged yesterday with violating an order to stay away from children after he was arrested twice in a day at a university.
Jack McClellan, 45, pleaded not guilty to the misdemeanor count. He was being held on $150,000 bail, with a pretrial hearing set for Aug. 28.
Mr. McClellan was arrested Monday after he reportedly was spotted with a camera near the Infant Development Program at the University of California at Los Angeles. He was arrested and booked on suspicion of violating a statewide restraining order prohibiting him from coming within 30 feet of any child in California.
He was released six hours later and warned not to return to UCLA, but he was arrested a second time that night after someone spotted him giving an interview to a television station in a campus parking lot, authorities said.
It was not known whether Mr. McClellan had an attorney.
Mr. McClellan, who is unemployed and lives out of his car, arrived in Southern California this summer from Washington state.
For years, he maintained a Web site in Washington on which he posted photos of children he had taken in public places. He also discussed how he liked to stake out parks, public libraries, fast-food restaurants and other areas where little girls, or “LGs,” congregate.
Mr. McClellan said he did not touch youngsters, and he has never been arrested for any sex crimes.
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