Child Porn Charge Filed Against Long Beach School Aide

LONG BEACH, CA — A woman who worked with disabled kids at a Long Beach school has been charged with possession of child pornography, according to the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office.

Jaylee Brackman, 22, pleaded not guilty to one count of possession of child or youth pornography Thursday in court, according to city prosecutors.

Police were investigating a separate child pornography case when Brackman appeared on their radar, police said earlier this week.

She was arrested on suspicion of possessing and distributing child pornography after officers raided an apartment in Long Beach and found the illicit material on her electronic devices, city prosecutors said.

She has since been released on $20,000 bail but under strict conditions, including no unsupervised contact with minors, a prohibition on possessing any pornography, and a waiver allowing law enforcement to search her electronic communication devices at any time without probable cause or reasonable suspicion, city prosecutors said. Brackman faces up to three years in state prison if convicted of the crimes.

“This defendant held a position of trust with some of the most vulnerable children in our community,” District Attorney Nathan Hochman said in a statement Thursday. “The exploitation of children in any form is absolutely unacceptable, and my office will aggressively prosecute anyone involved in this kind of predatory behavior."

Brackman was contracted as a service provider with the Long Beach Unified School District to work with disabled children, according to authorities.

In a statement to Patch, an LBUSD spokesperson said there was no known connection between Brackman's arrest and her work in Long Beach.

"The safety and well-being of our students and staff remain our highest priority," the spokesperson said in the statement. "The district is fully cooperating with law enforcement and has taken proactive steps to ensure appropriate safeguards are in place."

The LAPD said they believe there may be more victims and ask that anyone with more information contact authorities at 213-280-1501.