BOSTON, March 25, 2016—An afterschool program teacher from Revere was arraigned today on charges of possessing child pornography, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said.

IAN SILVER-ECK (D.O.B. 12/1/95) a.k.a. IAN HENNIG of Revere was arraigned in Chelsea District Court today on one count each of possession of obscene material and possession of child pornography.  Assistant District Attorney Nicole Poirier of the DA’s Child Protection Unit requested bail of $10,000 and conditions that he wear a GPS monitor; not reside, work, volunteer, or have unsupervised contact with children under 18; stay away from afterschool workshops offered by his current employer; not loiter near schools, playgrounds, or other areas where children congregate; not use the internet; and allow the Department of Probation to contact all electronic devices, computers, or digital storage devices in the event he is to be released on bail.  Judge Emily Karstetter imposed $1,000 bail and all of the requested conditions after Silver-Eck walked into court this morning.

Massachusetts State Police received a report from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children on Dec. 2, 2015, that an individual had used Skype to share images believed to be child pornography.  Through an administrative subpoena, investigators were able to obtain the subscriber information linked to the computer hosting the child pornography, leading them to Silver-Eck’s Ocean Avenue home.

During an interview with State Police at his home on Thursday, Silver-Eck allegedly made post-Miranda statements admitting that he had images of child pornography saved in a file on his computer.  A search warrant executed by State and Revere Police revealed 23 images of alleged child pornography in the file Silver-Eck had identified on his computer.  He was placed under arrest and his computer is being subjected to a forensic examination by State Police digital evidence experts.

During the course of their investigation, police learned that Silver-Eck had been employed as a part-time teacher for more than a year by the company “Build it Yourself,” which offers afterschool programs in schools across the state.

Silver-Eck was represented by Kim Giampietro.  He returns to court May 20.

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