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Arizona teacher Eric Chapman seen SMIRKING in court after being arrested for 'having sex with minors'An Arizona teacher was seen grinning in court after he was arrested for allegedly having sex with minors. Eric Chapman, 43, a teacher and head baseball coach at Cortez High School in Phoenix, was arrested on Wednesday after he was found to be sending nude photographs of himself to a minor online, according to court documents obtained by SWR. An investigation into Chapman began on March 25 after the Arizona Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force received a tip about him from the National Center for Missing and Exploited children, the outlet reported. Once authorities got into his social media accounts, they identified him as a teacher at the school and contacted him about their findings. He then admitted to using a social media account and also filming sexual content in multiple areas throughout the school's campus, as well as in his car, records showed. Those interactions involved three students - two current and one former. The youngest victim was just 16-years-old. He made his initial court appearance on Thursday as he was seen smiling ear to ear while he stood before a judge in a virtual hearing. The married teacher also confessed to having downloaded several hundred child pornography images and videos on his phone and computer, the filing stated.