The Newton Public School teacher who has already been indicted by a Middlesex County Grand Jury on Massachusetts Sex Crime Charges, has now also been indicted by a Suffolk County Grand Jury on additional sexual assault charges, including Aggravated Assault & Battery on a Child Under 14.
The new charges against the former Newton second-grade elementary school teacher at the Underwood School, David Ettlinger, seem to have arisen from the discovery of files of his computer and from search warrants conducted following his initial arrest.
The Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office also revealed the discovery of additional photographs that aren’t ‘pornographic’, but have rather termed them as ‘troubling.’ The photos allegedly depict children playing the playground and on school grounds. Notably, however, Ettlinger did also make an annual video tutorial and photo collage for parents during his tenure at the school, which could also explain these other photographs.
Given the high profile and sensitivity of these charges, however, prosecutors will sort through everything they can find with a fine-tooth comb and certainly seek to charge him with anything they can. It’s also been reported that the Ettlinger may also face federal sex crimes charges as well for an alleged connection in a ‘global internet pornography ring’.
Boston Criminal Lawyer Lefteris K. Travayiakis has experience in defendant Massachusetts Sex Crimes Charges, including Rape, Indecent Assault & Battery, and Unlawful Possession of Child Pornography, and is available 24/7 for consultation.
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