A Kansas City-area teacher has just been charged with two federal counts relating to child pornography, according to a news release from the U.S. Department of Justice. Seth Brummond, 37, a Greenwood, Missouri, resident and teacher at Lee’s Summit West High School, has been charged with one count of distributing child pornography over the internet and one count of possessing child pornography from Sept. 1 to Dec. 18 of this year. An affidavit in this case shows Lee’s Summit Police received a cyber tip on Sept. 8 that someone, later identified as Brummond, had uploaded 12 videos containing child pornography via the Kik Messenger app. On Thursday, Lee’s Summit police began surveillance of Brummond’s home for the purpose of serving federal search warrants related to this case.Officers followed Brummond as he left his home around 6 a.m. and conducted a traffic stop before placing Brummond under arrest. Police seized Brummond’s phone as well as a computer tower in the trunk of his car. The Lee’s Summit School District issued a statement related to Brummond’s arrest Friday, saying the district is cooperating with the investigation, and that Brummond has been placed on administrative leave according to district policy.The district states they have been told there is no evidence linking Lee’s Summit students to the allegations. As of Friday morning, Brummond was still listed as a math teacher on the Lee’s Summit West staff website. No additional details are available at this time.Full LSR7 Statement:”The Lee’s Summit R-7 School District is aware of a federal criminal complaint charging Mr. Brummond with charges related to child pornography. These charges are serious, and we are being fully responsive to this situation. The district is cooperating with the federal investigation and has placed Mr. Brummond on administrative leave according to district policy.We have been informed that there is no current evidence linking LSR7 students to the allegations at this time. However, we encourage any parent or guardian to contact our administration, local police department, or anonymous Safe Schools tip line anytime they believe they have relevant information impacting student safety.Our focus right now is supporting the well-being of students who may be distressed by this news with counseling and community resources, in addition to making plans to ensure that learning is not disrupted when students return from winter break.”
A Kansas City-area teacher has just been charged with two federal counts relating to child pornography, according to a news release from the U.S. Department of Justice.
Seth Brummond, 37, a Greenwood, Missouri, resident and teacher at Lee’s Summit West High School, has been charged with one count of distributing child pornography over the internet and one count of possessing child pornography from Sept. 1 to Dec. 18 of this year.
An affidavit in this case shows Lee’s Summit Police received a cyber tip on Sept. 8 that someone, later identified as Brummond, had uploaded 12 videos containing child pornography via the Kik Messenger app.
On Thursday, Lee’s Summit police began surveillance of Brummond’s home for the purpose of serving federal search warrants related to this case.
Officers followed Brummond as he left his home around 6 a.m. and conducted a traffic stop before placing Brummond under arrest.
Police seized Brummond’s phone as well as a computer tower in the trunk of his car.
The Lee’s Summit School District issued a statement related to Brummond’s arrest Friday, saying the district is cooperating with the investigation, and that Brummond has been placed on administrative leave according to district policy.
The district states they have been told there is no evidence linking Lee’s Summit students to the allegations.
As of Friday morning, Brummond was still listed as a math teacher on the Lee’s Summit West staff website.
No additional details are available at this time.
Full LSR7 Statement:
“The Lee’s Summit R-7 School District is aware of a federal criminal complaint charging Mr. Brummond with charges related to child pornography. These charges are serious, and we are being fully responsive to this situation. The district is cooperating with the federal investigation and has placed Mr. Brummond on administrative leave according to district policy.
We have been informed that there is no current evidence linking LSR7 students to the allegations at this time. However, we encourage any parent or guardian to contact our administration, local police department, or anonymous Safe Schools tip line anytime they believe they have relevant information impacting student safety.
Our focus right now is supporting the well-being of students who may be distressed by this news with counseling and community resources, in addition to making plans to ensure that learning is not disrupted when students return from winter break.”
