Teen who worked at Shrewsbury middle school arrested on child porn charges

"Investigators received a tip from the National Center of Missing and Exploited Children that child pornography files were found on a Snapchat account associated with York's email address and phone number. The IP address that was being used to access the account was later traced to York's home in Lunenburg, according to a statement of facts. Lunenburg police obtained a search warrant and allegedly found child sexual abuse material on York's account."

"In a conversation recovered from the account, York allegedly discussed sexually abusing a male child and implied that he was actively searching for child pornography, according to the statement of facts. Investigators also allegedly found a video of York masturbating in the parking lot of a public park in Worcester. During an interview following his arrest, York allegedly admitted to possessing and distributing child porn and meeting someone on TikTok who sent him additional child sexual abuse material, according to court filings."

"Aiden York, 19, has been charged with two counts of possession of child pornography and one count of dissemination of visual material of a child in a state of nudity or sexual conduct, Lunenburg police said in a statement. He pleaded not guilty at his arraignment Thursday in Fitchburg District Court, court records show. York was an ABA technician paraeducator at Sherwood Middle School and worked in summer and special education programs at several Shrewsbury schools,"

Aiden York, 19, was arrested on charges of two counts of possession of child pornography and one count of dissemination of sexual visual material involving a child. York worked as an ABA technician paraeducator at Sherwood Middle School and in summer and special education programs at several Shrewsbury schools and was placed on leave with building access revoked. Investigators received a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children linking child pornography files to a Snapchat account associated with York. An IP address was traced to York's Lunenburg home and a search warrant allegedly recovered child sexual abuse material and evidence of dissemination. Conversations and admissions recovered from the account reportedly included discussion of sexually abusing a male child and obtaining additional material via TikTok. York pleaded not guilty at arraignment.

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