Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra Employee Admits To Having Kid Porn

BOSTON — A former employee of both the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra and the Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography in federal court in Boston Wednesday, according to United States Attorney Rachael Rollins.

David St. George, 75, of Arlington pleaded guilty to one count of possession of child pornography.

In May 2018, investigators received information about a shared secure online storage account containing child pornography. Prosecutors say the IP address for the account was linked to St. George's internet, and he was arrested and charged in Sept. 2018.

According to police, the storage account contained over 5,000 files, including sexually explicit images and videos of children, many of which showed sexual abuse - including the depiction of an adult raping an infant approximately one-year-old.

A search warrant issued to St. George's home revealed thousands of files of child pornography, including the depiction of sexual assaults of children between six-and-eight years old.

Emails revealed that St. George continued to re-post child sexual abuse materials despite being repeatedly banned by an online service provider. During the search, St. George admitted that he had been receiving and downloading child pornography from the Dark Web while taking steps to conceal his identity, as well as receiving and downloading child pornography via email for upload to his shared secure storage account.

St. George is facing a sentence of up to 20 years in prison, with at least five years and up to a lifetime of supervised release including a fine of $250,000.

Members of the public who have questions, concerns, or information regarding this case should call 617-748-3274.

U.S. District Court Judge Richard G. Stearns scheduled sentencing for St. George on Aug. 16, 2022.