A Brevard County Public Schools employee has been arrested on charges of possessing child pornography, according to the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies said James Cohen is charged with 10 counts related to child pornography.
Sheriff Wayne Ivey said there’s currently no evidence that Cohen is responsible for making any of the material found on his computer. But he said he is still concerned about Cohen’s recent employment at the Merritt Island Kinder Care on Catalina Isle Drive.
The daycare said he is no longer employed there, and he is also on administrative leave from his position at Tropical Elementary School on Merritt Island, where he worked with special needs students as an instructional assistant.
Officials said he was placed on leave last week when Brevard Public Schools became aware of a law enforcement investigation.
Ivey said this is one of the worst cases he’s seen in his very long career.