Austin Kidd, Clarksville, Tennessee (arrested Mar 2021) [child porn]

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    Austin Kidd, 27, in process of being hired as a substitute teacher for middle school children, school district not specified, Clarksville, Tennessee


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    Man who applied to be substitute teacher arrested on child porn charges in Clarksville

    A Clarksville man who was in the process of being hired as a substitute teacher was arrested last week and charged with possession of child pornography. Austin Kidd, 27, was arrested March 17 at his home by agents of Homeland Security Investigations, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Mary Jane Stewart. He is being held in custody pending trial. In March 2020, HSI Nashville received a tip about Kidd’s internet activity. Agents identified a Facebook account, “ShadowPhoenix24,” as belonging to Kidd and identified IP addresses associated with his home address, according to a news release. In August 2019, a foreign law enforcement ...


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    Clarksville man who applied to be substitute teacher arrested on child porn charges

    A Clarksville man, who was on the way to becoming a substitute teacher, was arrested last week and charged with possession of child pornography, according to Acting U.S. Attorney Mary Jane Stewart’s office. A release says on March 17, agents of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) arrested Austin Kidd, 27, at his home. Kidd appeared before a U.S. Magistrate Judge Wednesday morning for a detention hearing and was ordered to be held in custody pending trial. The criminal complaint says in March 2020, HSI Nashville received an investigative referral pertaining to Kidd and his activity on the internet in April 2019. ...


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    Clarksville man arrested for possession of child pornography

    Homeland Security agents arrested a Clarksville man last week and were charged for possession of child pornography. 27-year-old Austin Kidd had applied to be a substitute teacher before he was arrested on March 17th in his home and is being held in custody until he will face trial. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) said they received an investigative referral related to Kidd's internet activity form from April 2019. HSI agents identified an alias Facebook account by the name "ShadowPhoenix24" through IP addresses associated linked to Kidd's home address. The HSI said the investigation also revealed Kidd used an IP address linked ...


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    Man who applied for substitute teacher job arrested after child pornography investigation in Clarksville

    A Clarksville man who was in the hiring process to become a substitute teacher at a middle school has been charged with possession of child pornography. Austin Kidd, 27, was arrested March 17 at his Clarksville home by agents of Homeland Security Investigations, announced acting U.S. Attorney Mary Jane Stewart. Officials located approximately 260 suspected images and videos depicting child sexual abuse on Kidd's cell phone and other media devices, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office Middle District of Tennessee. It's not immediately known where Kidd applied to work as a substitute teacher, including the state. A ...


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    Tennessee man faces child pornography charges [Press Release]

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A Clarksville, Tennessee man was arrested last week and charged with possession of child pornography.

    Homeland Security Investigation (HSI) agents arrested Austin Kidd, 27, March 17, 2021, at his residence. After appearing before a U.S. Magistrate Judge, he was ordered held in custody pending trial.

    “The predators who exploit children through the production and distribution of child pornography often cause the victims to suffer long-term effects,” said Jerry C. Templet, Jr., special agent in charge, HSI Nashville. “The perpetrator in this case was only steps away from being hired as a substitute teacher for middle school children, making his actions especially egregious. HSI Nashville agents will continue to investigate these perpetrators to ensure they are punished for their heinous actions.”

    According to the criminal complaint on file with U.S. District Court, in March 2020, HSI Nashville received an investigative referral pertaining to Kidd and his internet activity in April 2019. Agents identified a Facebook account, “ShadowPhoenix24”, as belonging to Kidd and through further investigation, agents identified Internet Protocol addresses associated with Kidd’s home address in Clarksville. Agents were also aware that in August 2019, a foreign law enforcement agency notified the FBI of an IP address in San Antonio, Texas, that was used to access online child sexual abuse and exploitation material. This address was found to have been occupied by Kidd during the time the access occurred and before he relocated to Clarksville.

    Through further investigation, HSI agents determined that the IP address associated with Kidd’s Clarksville residence had accessed The Onion Router network, which is a network that masks the IP address of users and is commonly used by persons when accessing child pornography.

    Agents obtained a federal search warrant for Kidd’s residence based on the information obtained through the investigation, and subsequently seized his cell phone and other media storage devices. To date, approximately 260 suspected images and videos depicting child sexual abuse have been identified on the devices.

    The complaint further alleges that Kidd is in the final hiring process to become a substitute teacher for middle school children.

    If convicted, Kidd faces up to 20 years in prison.

    A criminal complaint is merely an accusation. Kidd is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

    HSI is a directorate of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the principal investigative arm of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), responsible for investigating transnational crime and threats, specifically those criminal organizations that exploit the global infrastructure through which international trade, travel, and finance move. HSI’s workforce of over 10,400 employees consists of more than 7,100 Special Agents assigned to 220 cities throughout the United States, and 80 overseas locations in 53 countries. HSI’s international presence represents DHS’s largest investigative law enforcement presence abroad and one of the largest international footprints in U.S. law enforcement.

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