Gazette: Former Teacher Pleads Guilty to Child Pornography Charges, Receives No Jail Time

The Maryland Gazette reported Tuesday that the school teacher who was on child pornography charges pleaded guilty Monday, but will serve no jail time.

Gregory Christy, 39, who most recently taught physical education at in Glen Burnie, was sentenced to two 18-month sentences—that were suspended—and two concurrent terms of five years probation, the Gazette reported.

Christy was an employee of Anne Arundel County Public Schools, and was reassigned from his position at Rippling Woods to one that did not involve contact with children when the allegations first surfaced in early April 2010, said schools spokesman Bob Mosier in a with Patch.

Having been with the school system since 1996, Christy taught at J. Albert Adams Academy in Annapolis, Chesapeake Bay Middle School in Pasadena and Old Mill Middle South in Millersville before joining Rippling Woods in August 2008, Mosier said in January.

According to a police press release, officers responded to Christy's home in the 7000 block of Timberfield Place on April 5, 2010, for a report of child pornography. Upon arrival officers spoke with an adult subject who reported finding child pornography on Christy's personal computer, police said.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducted a forensic examination on his computers that revealed numerous images of child pornography.

Read the full details here: mdgazette.com/content/former-glen-burnie-teacher-guilty-child-porn-charges.