"Authorities are charging a gym teacher with possession and dissemination of child pornography after they found incriminating material on his phone and at his home, officials said. Stephen M. McDonough, 60, pleaded not guilty to charges of possession and dissemination of child pornography on Sept. 26 in Waltham District Court, according to court documents. Authorities are holding him in Middlesex County Jail on a $25,000 cash bail."
"According to State Police, in late August, the agency's Cyber Crime Unit received information from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children about suspicious activity online related to child pornography. In a subsequent investigation, troopers determined that the activity stemmed from a Waltham residence and that the person associated with the address was a gym teacher in several schools. Due to McDonough's occupation and access to children, State Police acted with urgency."
Stephen M. McDonough, 60, is charged with possession and dissemination of child pornography and pleaded not guilty at arraignment in Waltham District Court. State Police's Cyber Crime Unit received information from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children about suspicious online activity in late August. Troopers traced the activity to a Waltham residence and identified the resident as a gym teacher employed in multiple schools. Investigators obtained warrants for the suspect's online profile and his home. Child pornography allegedly found on his phone and at his residence established probable cause. McDonough is held on $25,000 cash bail; a pretrial hearing is set for Oct. 22. Belmont and Waltham school officials were notified.
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