A former kindergarten teacher's assistant has pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography after Georgia parents discovered they had more money in their 13-year-old's bank account than they should have.
Police say the child was paid by Mark Penfield iPhone to create pornographic videos of himself and send them to the iPhone. An investigation revealed that the victim's 12-year-old friend also participated in the 90-second video.
“At the time of his arrest, the man was working as a teacher's aide at St. John's Episcopal School in Abilene, but was fired shortly thereafter.”
Georgia State Police contacted the Abilene Police Department, which executed a search warrant at the Eihorn residence in Texas in May and found nude images of children believed to be under the age of 10.
After his arrest, Eichhorn admitted to communicating with the children through Snapchat and then paying them $200 through Venmo for the videos. Digital records corroborated that confession. He also reportedly admitted Trafficking in child pornography or inappropriately touching children on social media.
Remarkably, after being indicted, Aihon was asked by law enforcement officials about the children in Georgia and responded, “Just those two?”
At the time of his arrest, the man was working as a teacher's assistant at St. John's Episcopal School in Abilene, but was fired shortly thereafter.
Eichhorn faces up to 30 years in prison and a lifetime of supervised release. According to To the United States Attorney's Office.
As a result of the police investigation, arrested Another teacher and school principal were also charged in the case with failing to report child abuse. Police said no students at the school were at any risk.
A news video report on the heinous incident can be found at Saw on the KTAB-TV YouTube account.
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