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A Montgomery County physical education teacher faces 10 counts of possession of child pornography, a Montgomery County police statement said. Daemon Alan Dartouzos, of the 20300 block of Sandsfield Terrace in Germantown, is employed by the Montgomery County Public Schools at Ashburton Elementary School in Bethesda. He was arrested Tuesday, but he has been on […]

Frank A. Dunn Jr., 60, of Burtonsville and Silver Spring, pleaded guilty Friday to possession of child pornography, according to a statement by the U.S. Attorney’s Office. He could be in prison for four to nine years if U.S. District Judge George J. Hazel accepts his plea agreement, the statement said. According to the statement […]

A 59-year-old Rockville man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for distributing child pornography, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Baltimore said. After the prison term, Kevin Miller must register as a sex offender and will have a lifetime of supervised release, according to the sentence handed down by U.S. District Court Judge Roger W. […]

A 34-year-old Silver Spring man has been indicted in connection with the production, transportation and possession of child pornography, a Justice Department statement released Monday said. The indictment against Spencer E. Steckman was returned on March 26, and unsealed upon his arrest, the statement said. Steckman, who works with Commander Navy Region Japan, was charged […]

A federal grand jury has indicted a 31-year-old Burtonsville man on 18 counts of child pornography, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said. According to the indictment, Kyle Stephen Thompson allegedly engaged in sexually explicit conduct with three minors from May 9, 2015, to Jan. 28, 2017, to produce visual depictions documenting the abuse. Investigators believe that […]

A Silver Spring man arrested and charged with distribution and possession of child pornography is out on bond. Brad Respondek, 37, of the 12000 block of Teaberry Road was arrested without incident around 2 p.m. on Friday, July 31. He was transported to the Montgomery County Detention Center and released on a $10,000 bond. Members of […]

Police have issued a warrant for a karate instructor from Bethesda charged with possessing child pornography who allegedly fled the country. The warrant is for Alexander Soumbadze, 26 of Bethesda, charging him with eight counts of possession of child pornography. During this investigation, detectives say they have uncovered evidence that Soumbadze also had inappropriate contact […]