Crime & Safety
Ex-Wilton Paraprofessional To Be Released From Prison: Report
Eric Von Kohorn is serving time in state prison on one count of illegal possession of child pornography.
WILTON, CT ― After serving two years of a six-year suspended sentence on a count of illegal possession of child pornography in the second degree, former Miller Driscoll paraprofessional Eric Von Kohorn will be getting out of prison in just over one week. According to a report from the Wilton Bulletin, Von Kohorn will be released from the Brooklyn Correctional Center in Brooklyn, CT, on Oct. 20.
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Von Kohorn entered an Alford plea, allowing him to plead guilty while still disagreeing with the state's evidence. He was arrested in August of 2014 on charges of child pornography and promoting a minor in an obscene performance.
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Wilton school officials placed Von Kohorn on administrative leave in June, and Von Kohorn resigned five days later. He was hired in 2007.
Two families have filed law suits against the town, claiming Von Kohorn molested their children.
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