'Sickening': Philadelphia School District employee charged with 100 counts of child porn
A school district employee in Philadelphia has been charged with 100 counts of child pornography over his alleged possession of more than 200 images.
The Chester County District Attorney’s Office on Monday announced the arrest of Daniel Gaudiello, 45, on 50 counts of dissemination of child pornography, 50 counts of child pornography and “criminal use of a communications facility.”
The DA's office said local authorities received information from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and the Delaware County Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force in May that 145 images of child pornography were “uploaded to an internet provider.”
The images, allegedly sent to and from an email address between February 2019 and April 2021, show “naked prepubescent females between six and ten years of age in sexually suggestive dress and poses,” according to the district attorney’s office.
“It is sickening to think of the innocent young children who were posed and photographed to satisfy the degenerate behavior of the defendant and others like him,” District Attorney Deb Ryan said in the news release.
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Law enforcement officials traced the images to Gaudiello’s home and executed a search warrant in May. Computers and thumb drives seized during the search contained images “depicting child pornography which (Gaudiello) had uploaded and distributed,” according to the release.
Officials confirmed Gaudiello is an employee of the Philadelphia School District.
The district said in a statement to USA TODAY that it “takes the safety and well-being of all students placed in our care very seriously.”
“Any behavior that violates that trust is unacceptable. Upon learning of this recent matter, the District took immediate action to reassign the individual and prevent any further interaction with our students,” the school district said, adding that Gaudiello has not “actively worked as a teacher” with the district since May 19.
Gaudiello was released on a $100,000 unsecured bail. He has a preliminary hearing on July 21.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Philadelphia school employee faces 100 counts of child porn
