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An 18-year-old employee of St. John\u2019s Parish Day School in Ellicott City has been arrested and charged with 10 counts of possession of child pornography.<\/p>\n

Jackie Wang, of Ellicott City, was arrested Tuesday at his home after police identified him as a suspect via digital forensics, according to the Howard County Police Department. He is being held without bail at the Howard County Detention Center, police said.<\/p>\n

Wang was hired in 2024 to work as an assistant in the St. John\u2019s Parish Day School after-school and summer camp programs, according to a statement from the school. The independent day school located next to St. John\u2019s Episcopal Church provides education programming for children 3 years old through fifth grade.<\/p>\n

The school placed Wang on administrative leave immediately after a detective arrived at the school Tuesday to notify officials of the arrest, the school said. After learning of the charges via the Howard County State\u2019s Attorney, the school terminated Wang’s employment.<\/p>\n

Police said there are no indications that Wang recorded any of the child pornography he possessed. A detective told St. John\u2019s Parish Day School that the materials did not involve anyone in the school community, according to the school’s statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cMr. Wang successfully completed all pre-employment background checks and had no prior allegations of misconduct against him,\u201d the school said.<\/p>\n

According to charging documents, Howard Police assigned a detective to the case in November 2024 after receiving a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. A detective found five video files of child sex abuse materials, which included young boys undressed and performing sexual acts. The uploads were tracked to IP addresses owned by Verizon Fios, leading the detective to subpoena the company for subscriber information. An address was provided in November 2024, then police completed visual surveillance and determined that Wang lived in the home with two others.<\/p>\n

Police executed a search and seizure warrant Tuesday at Wang’s home. Police said Wang told detectives he had received child sex abuse material through the online platform Discord and police found a USB drive with five images and five videos of male and female children about 4 to 12 years old. One video also included a teenage boy about the age of 15 to 17 years old, under the mattress in Wang\u2019s room, according to charging documents.<\/p>\n\n

The school said it quickly notified its community of the arrest and has provided resources to parents about how to speak with their children about the topic, urging them to report suspected misconduct to local authorities.<\/p>\n

Police said that in digital cases like this one, it often takes months to identify email addresses and IP addresses.<\/p>\n

“Search warrants must be issued for all accounts and devices and it is common for detectives to wait months for the data,” they said in a statement. “Then investigators have to go through thousands of pieces of digital information, which often leads to additional search warrants and another waiting period for responses. Detectives can only apply for charges once they have firmly established probable cause.\u201d<\/p>\n

The investigation is ongoing, police said.<\/p>\n

Have a news tip? Contact Kiersten Hacker at khacker@baltsun.com or @KierstenHacker.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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An 18-year-old employee of St. John\u2019s Parish Day School in Ellicott City has been arrested and charged with 10 counts of possession of child pornography.<\/p>

Jackie Wang, of Ellicott City, was arrested Tuesday at his home after police identified him as a suspect via digital forensics, according to the Howard County Police Department. He is being held without bail at the Howard County Detention Center, police said.<\/p>

Wang was hired in 2024 to work as an assistant in the St. John\u2019s Parish Day School after-school and summer camp programs, according to a statement from the school. The independent day school located next to St. John\u2019s Episcopal Church provides education programming for children 3 years old through fifth grade.<\/p>

The school placed Wang on administrative leave immediately after a detective arrived at the school Tuesday to notify officials of the arrest, the school said. After learning of the charges via the Howard County State\u2019s Attorney, the school terminated Wang's employment.<\/p>

Police said there are no indications that Wang recorded any of the child pornography he possessed. A detective told St. John\u2019s Parish Day School that the materials did not involve anyone in the school community, according to the school's statement.<\/p>

\u201cMr. Wang successfully completed all pre-employment background checks and had no prior allegations of misconduct against him,\u201d the school said.<\/p>

According to charging documents, Howard Police assigned a detective to the case in November 2024 after receiving a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. A detective found five video files of child sex abuse materials, which included young boys undressed and performing sexual acts. The uploads were tracked to IP addresses owned by Verizon Fios, leading the detective to subpoena the company for subscriber information. An address was provided in November 2024, then police completed visual surveillance and determined that Wang lived in the home with two others.<\/p>

Police executed a search and seizure warrant Tuesday at Wang's home. Police said Wang told detectives he had received child sex abuse material through the online platform Discord and police found a USB drive with five images and five videos of male and female children about 4 to 12 years old. One video also included a teenage boy about the age of 15 to 17 years old, under the mattress in Wang\u2019s room, according to charging documents.<\/p>

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The school said it quickly notified its community of the arrest and has provided resources to parents about how to speak with their children about the topic, urging them to report suspected misconduct to local authorities.<\/p>

Police said that in digital cases like this one, it often takes months to identify email addresses and IP addresses.<\/p>

\"Search warrants must be issued for all accounts and devices and it is common for detectives to wait months for the data,\" they said in a statement. \"Then investigators have to go through thousands of pieces of digital information, which often leads to additional search warrants and another waiting period for responses. Detectives can only apply for charges once they have firmly established probable cause.\u201d<\/p>

The investigation is ongoing, police said.<\/p>

Have a news tip? 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