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David Ettlinger to face more child porn charges today – Metro US

David Ettlinger to face more child porn charges today

A Newton elementary school teacher who once fit in with the close-knit school community was allegedly found with hundreds of pornographic images of children on his computer.

David Ettlinger, 34, of Brighton, pleaded not guilty during his arraignment yesterday. He was ordered held without bail pending an arraign­ment today on more charges.

Ettlinger worked as a second- and third-grade teacher at the Underwood school for 12 years until he was placed on paid leave yesterday when school officials got word of the charges.

Ettlinger was arrested at his Commonwealth Avenue home yesterday. Police searched his home and found “multiple image files depicting children under 18 in sexualized contexts,” according to the Suffolk district attorney’s office.

“Those who possess [child pornography] are supporting the rape and exploitation of innocents who are helpless to defend themselves. Those who create it — as the evidence suggests this defendant did — victimize those children not just once but over and over again every time it’s viewed, shared and transmitted,” District Attorney Daniel Conley said in a statement.

Authorities said that among the files were images of a girl who is a family friend and not a student.

She was about 12 years old when the images were created.

Authorities also alleged that Ettlinger had multiple pairs of girls underwear in his apartment and collected the pairs that were left in public places.

David Fleishman, superintendent of Newton schools, said officials have received no complaints of Ettlinger from students or parents.

“Stunned. Stunned,” Fleishman said when asked about his thoughts on the charges.

Fleishman said a background check on employees is done every three years and that one conducted on Ettlinger last year revealed no issues.

Crisis teams were at the school yesterday.

The charges

1. Possessing child pornography – two counts

2 . He will also face additional charges today for allegedly having created pornographic images of a preteen girl.