A middle school teacher in Virginia was arrested last week after police found child pornography on her phone, according to reports.
According to the Fairfax County Police Department, general science teacher Kristine Knizner allegedly had child sexual abuse content on her Snapchat account.
Police said they received a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children on Tuesday that someone with a Snapchat account associated with a Fairfax County IP address was in possession of child pornography.
An investigation determined that the IP address was connected to Knizner’s home in Springfield. Detectives then searched her home and found photos and videos of child sex abuse material on several of the teacher’s social media applications.
Knizner, who taught at Irving Middle School, was arrested and charged with two counts of possession of child pornography and was taken to the Adult Detention Center. She was released on a $2,000 bond.
Similarly, a California man was arrested recently for allegedly grooming more than 80 children into making pornographic videos.
24-year-old Demetrius Carl Davis was booked in Sacramento County after an investigation identified more than 80 child victims that Davis allegedly catfished into filming sex acts.
According to the sheriff’s office spokesperson Sgt. Rod Grassmann, Davis posed as a prepubescent girl named “Lizzy” to lure and groom children 6 to 13 years old.
“What’s particularly heinous about this is that this grooming led up to our suspect asking these children to perform sexual acts on their siblings, other relatives and other kids that they know and film it and then send that video to our suspect,” Grassman said in a video release.
Davis allegedly befriended children on social media using multiple accounts and sent them child pornography. He is believed to have contacted over 100 children from across the U.S. and several other countries, authorities said.
Grassman said that Davis’ criminal activities may have started in 2020. The spokesperson then warned parents to always check who their children communicate with online.
“Every electronic device connected to the internet is like an open window to the entire world. You have no idea who is talking to your child,” he said.
