Teacher arrested on suspicion of accessing child porn using school email
An art teacher in the Alpine School District was arrested after deputies said he used his school email to download several thousand images and videos of child sexual abuse material.
Travis Adamson, 50, was arrested on suspicion of sexual exploitation of a minor, a second-degree felony.
A deputy with the Utah County Sheriff's Office responded to Oak Canyon Junior High after receiving a cyber tip that Adamson had uploaded files containing child sexual abuse material, the affidavit states.
Adamson, an art teacher at the junior high school, reportedly used his school email to access the files.
The deputy spoke with Adamson, who admitted to viewing "several thousand" images and videos of child sexual abuse material for "5-6 years," the affidavit states.
Adamson told the deputy he "stumbled across it" searching for pornography (using specific search terms), and stored it all on a hard drive at his home.
Adamson said his "preferential age range" is the same age as the children he teaches, but denied ever photographing his students "or doing anything sexual or inappropriate with his students or any other kids," the affidavit states.
School district officials said they’re reviewing Adamson’s online communications, and they’ll give everything they find over to investigators.
An art teacher in the Alpine School District was arrested after deputies said he used his school email to download several thousand images and videos of child s
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