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By Erika Hernandez
21 Jul 2024, 20:36 PM EDT
Federal prosecutors reported that A pediatric cardiac anesthesiologist at Boston Children’s Hospital was arrested on charges of possession and distribution of child sexual abuse material.
The 35-year-old doctor made an initial court appearance on Friday and was detained pending a hearing on Tuesday, the U.S. attorney’s office said in a news release cited by The Associated Press.
The charges were filed following a search of his home and phone. He is accused of knowingly distributing and possessing videos between July 1 and July 18.
Boston Children’s Hospital said in a statement that it had fired the man after his arrest.
The anesthesiologist had begun a fellowship at the hospital on July 1 and had previously worked at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, according to a police affidavit filed in court.
In May, a federal investigation was launched in Baltimore into a member of a group on an encrypted messaging app that required users to upload nude images of children. The anesthesiologist was identified as that user, according to the affidavit.
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