ARIZONA
AZFamily
by Amanda Goodman
Posted on October 29, 2014
SURPRISE, Ariz. — An after-school care assistant was arrested Monday after deputies say several hundred images of child pornography were found on his home computer.
The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office says Lawrence Amaral is facing 10 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor.
Amaral worked as an after-school care assistant at St. Louis the King Catholic School.
The sheriff’s office says it was an undercover investigation that eventually led to his arrest.
According to police paperwork, Amaral admitted to downloading and viewing child pornography for the last three years. The images depicted children ages 3 to 14. …
The Diocese released a statement saying in part that they have no knowledge of any physical or sexual abuse of any minor at the after-school program.
They also held meetings for parents so they could address the allegations and answer what questions they could about the situation.
A spokesperson for the Diocese told 3TV that they do perform background checks on their employees, including fingerprinting. Amaral cleared those checks.
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