(07/31/08 – Initial BBT Report)
Aaron J. Stewart, 28, scheduled to begin teaching at Clearwater Intermediate School in Clearwater, Florida has been arrested and charged with one count of promoting the sexual perfomance of a child, and eight counts of possession of child pornography.
Investigators allege that they discovered Stewart online when they noticed he was trading files of what they said was child pornography. It is further alleged that investigators traced the files back to his computer at home and executed a search warrant there Thursday.
Allegedly Stewart’s computer was found to contain child pornography which showed adults having sex with children.
Stewart faces 55 years in prison if convicted on all the charges.
Reportedly Stewart is the first arrest by the attorney general’s CyberCrime Task Force, a partnership of local, state and federal authorities .
Stewart will reportedly be placed on paid administrative leave by the school system pending the outcome of its investigation.
Following his arrest Stewart was being held in the Pinellas County Jail in lieu of $180,000 bail
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