Benjamin Schwartz, Brookline, Massachusetts (arrested Nov 2012) [child porn]

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  1. TMP

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    Benjamin Schwartz, 32, special needs teacher at Brookline High School [Brookline Public Schools], Brookline, Massachusetts, "arrested on child pornography charges"

    Also served as treasurer of the Brookline Educators Union

    CBS Local Boston: Brookline Special Needs Teacher’s Aide Faces Child Porn Charges (Nov 16 2012)

    Police are charging Benjamin Schwartz, 32, with possession of child pornography and dissemination of obscene matter. Schwartz began working in the Brookline school system in 2002 and has worked at the high school since 2004.

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  2. TMP

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    Boston City and Press: Brookline public school employee facing child pornography charges, authorities say (Nov 16 2012)

    A Brookline public school employee who worked in the special education program at the town’s high school is facing child pornography charges and is set to be arraigned today in Brookline District Court, officials said. Benjamin Schwartz was arrested on child pornography charges, said a spokesman for Norfolk District Attorney Michael Morrissey ...
     
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    Boston Globe: Brookline public school employee faces child pornography charges (Nov 16 2012)

    School Superintendent William H. Lupini said today that no evidence has yet emerged suggesting that a Brookline High School paraprofessional accused of possession of child pornography had improper contact with special education students he worked with. Benjamin Schwartz was arrested by Brookline and State Police on Thursday on charges of possession of child pornography and dissemination of obscene matter, according to Brookline police and a spokesman for Norfolk District Attorney Michael Morrissey.
     
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    Brookline Police Department Press Release (Nov 16 2012):

    Arrest for Possession Child Pornography

    On Thursday, November 15th, 2012, the Brookline Police, working in conjunction with Massachusetts State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, arrested 32 year old Benjamin Schwartz on charges of possession of child pornography and dissemination of obscene matter. The joint investigation lead to the execution of a search warrant of Swartz’s Brookline residence. Swartz was arrested and will be arraigned in Brookline Court on 11-16-2012.
     
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    Brookline Patch: Brookline High School Employee Charged with Possession of Child Pornography (Nov 16 2012)

    Benjamin Schwartz, 32, of Brookline was charged with possession of child pornography and dissemination of obscene material on Thursday. Schwartz has worked at Brookline High School for the last 10 years as a special education paraprofessional. “Mr. Schwartz was on leave when this occurred,” Superintendent Bill Lupini said. "He was on a family medical leave since Oct. 1 for issues totally unrelated to this instance.”
     
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    Brookline Patch: Superintendent: No Students Involved in Child Porn Case (Nov 16 2012)

    [Benjamin] Schwartz, 32, was arrested Thursday on charges of child porn possession and disseminating obscene material. He has worked in Brookline schools for 10 years. Superintendent William Lupini issued the statement Friday afternoon, saying the schools are cooperating with police as they investigate this crime. Lupini stressed that at this point there is no evidence that any students were harmed or involved in the case.
     
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    Boston Herald: Brookline teacher aide facing child porn charges put on leave (Nov 16 2012)

    If [Benjamin] Schwartz is able to make bail, Traub said, the judge imposed several conditions, including monitoring his movements with a GPS tracking device; he must stay away from children under 18 including in employment, volunteering and coaching; he must stay away from Brookline High School and the Pierce School; and he cannot use any Internet device.
     
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    New England Cable News: Brookline, Mass. teaching aide faces child pornography charges (Nov 16 2012)

    A special education aide in Brookline, Mass., is facing child pornography charges. Benjamin Schwartz was already on a leave of absence for reasons unrelated to his arrest. Apparently, it didn't take detectives long to find out Schwartz was allegedly looking at child pornography. Their investigation started just three weeks ago.
     
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    WCVB: Brookline man facing child porn charges (Nov 16 2012)

    Benjamin Schwartz, 32, was charged with possession of child porn and dissemination of obscene matter, according to Brookline police ... "He said he had pornography and had downloaded some disturbing stuff and when asked he also stated he down loaded them accidentally and didn't know what to do with them so he left them on his computer," prosecutor Danielle Piccarini said.
     
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    WHDH: Brookline HS employee faces child porn charges (Nov 16 2012)

    Benjamin Schwartz, who works with special needs students at Brookline High School, is accused of having sexually explicit videos on his personal computer involving young girls. Schwartz, 32, who has been out of medical leave since October, pleaded not guilty in court Friday for possessing and distributing child pornography.
     
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    My Fox Boston: Brookline High paraprofessional facing child porn charges (Nov 16 2012)

    Benjamin Schwartz faces charges that include possession of child pornography and the dissemination of obscene matter. Schwartz worked as a paraprofessional in Brookline for 10 years, having worked at the Pierce School from 2002 to 2003 and Brookline High School since 2004. Schwartz has been on leave under the Family Medical Leave Act since Oct. 1.
     
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