(08/08/08 - Initial BBT Report)
Terry Zane, 57, a music teacher in the Fresno Unified School District for eighteen years and who recently taught music at Wolters Elementary School and Lawless Elementary School in Fresno, California has been arrested on child pornography charges.
Reportedly Zane had taken a computer in for repairs and the repair technician allegedly discovered the child pornography. The technician then contacted police who conducted an investigation and took Zane into custody when he came to pick up the computer.
Police also served a search warrant for Zane’s home where they seized another computer and computer disks.
Zane has reportedly been charged with 100 counts of possession of child pornography.
He has been placed on administrative leave by the school system.
08/12/08 - First Court Appearance
Terry Zane today made his first court appearance and entered a plea of not guilty to 100 counts of possession of child pornography.
Zane remains jailed in lieu of $250,000 bond and has a pre-preliminary hearing set for August 18th and a preliminary hearing set for August 25th.
10/05/08 - Number of Charges Reduced
Terry Zane, originally facing 100 counts of possession of child pornography saw a judge reduce the charges to a single count of possession of child pornography.
Zane who has pleaded not guilty will be back in court on October 9th.
10/20/08 - Federal Charges
On Thursday, Terry Zane was arrested on federal child pornography charges.
On Friday, the Fresno County District Attorney’s Office on Friday dropped child pornography charges against Zane.
Also on Friday, Zane made an initial appearance in federal court and entered not guilty pleas to charges of distributing or being in receipt of child pornography, and possession of child pornography.
If convicted of the federal charges, Zane could face up to 30 years in prison.
Zane was released on bond following his initial appearance in federal court.
References:
Fresno Teacher Faces New Child Porn Charges (10/17/08)
Charges Reduced Against Teacher Accused of Possessing Child Porn (10/03/08)
Fresno teacher accused of possessing child porn makes first court appearance (08/12/080)
Fresno Elementary Teacher Arrested for Child Porn (08/08/08)
Fresno Unified teacher arrested on child porn possession charges (08/08/08)
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October 22nd, 2008 at 11:17 am
This man has been a wonderful friend and neighbor for over 20 years. No student or parent has come forward and said he did, or tried to do, anything to any child. He might have looked at something on his computer since he worked with children and was trying to fiind out what some of his students had to deal with in their home life. Why do some people immediately think this man is a vicious criminal. I can remember when if you had a copy of “Hustler” you were considered terrible. They show worse on TV now than what the book showed then. There is only one charge against him at this time, so if he looked at pictures one time, does that make him a sexual predator?
I think there is a book out that says “Let he who has committed no sin, throw the first stone.” I think more of us should follow that example. In this country a person is innocent until proven guilty.
October 18th, 2008 at 1:27 pm
Tech support Says: “i see it its not right to have child pornography”
It is far more than “not right” pal… IT’S a FELONY, FELONY, FELONY replete with serious jail time.
It was the DUTY of that tech to report this guy, PERIOD.
What’s your malfunction???
October 18th, 2008 at 12:25 am
In Middle school I had “Mr. Zane” as my band teacher. I at no time now and / or then thought that this man could be capable of swooping that low.. He is a caring teacher and a great man. I am almost 24 and would trust this man around my children.
August 11th, 2008 at 11:29 pm
I actually know this man. I hope this files aren’t his but I know he wouldn’t do anything to his students like the news is making it sound. I was his student. Myself and several others were close to him and know better. He is not a scumbag. And I agree with the comment that says it’s an invasion of privacy.
August 9th, 2008 at 3:55 pm
Police say following his arrest Thursday, Zane made a confession to detectives.
“He admitted that the computers in question are his and that he is in fact responsible for the contents of his computers.”
I’d be leaning towards this scumbag being guilty, not some computer tech who only downloads kiddie porn at work on client machines when his boss isn’t around.
Also, remember that if you asked for your files to be backed up and restored as part of a rebuild process, then you’d expect that the tech would have access to *all* your files. If I found kiddie porn this way, the Feds would be informed in no time at all.
August 9th, 2008 at 5:13 am
well the computer tech could have as well look at and downloaded the images on the computer boss must have come in and tech got nervous and could have said it was this guys. All I am saying investigate the techs who worked on it to check there record and make sure that you have your right guy not defending the guy or damning him I just know PC tech tend to go on the internet to ” test” the computer. Now as far as if it was his stuff well let me bring this point up. you bring in your computer for general maintenance you have a picture of your wife in night ware what right do they have searching through Personal file and folders System folder and system related item have nothing to do with your documents it invasion of privacy as i see it its not right to have child pornography but its also not right that tech that you intrust with you computer to go looking through your files for all you know they can steal your identity so i say INVESTIGATE EVERYONE and background check them