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irisblue

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Sun Mar 15, 2026, 02:29 PM Yesterday

Columbus man accused of having 40,000 child pornography files: Some found on church computer

#NOTADRAGQUEEN a volunteer youth minister at a nearby church

https://www.nbc4i.com/news/local-news/columbus/columbus-man-accused-of-having-40000-child-pornography-files-some-found-on-church-computer/

snip-"COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A man volunteering as a teacher and youth minister in Worthington was sentenced to federal prison after it was discovered he used the church’s IP address to download over 40,000 files of children engaged in sex acts.

According to federal prosecutors, the Franklin County Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force initiated an investigation in October 2023 against 51-year-old Andrew Brown.

Brown pleaded guilty in March 2025 on two counts of distributing, receiving and possessing child pornography in which he used a computer where he volunteered to download the sexually explicit files."


snip-"Upon executing a search warrant on April 29, 2024, at the Worthington Terrace Apartments in north Columbus, Brown was allegedly actively downloading and exchanging child pornography with undercover agents who had been monitoring him."


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Columbus man accused of having 40,000 child pornography files: Some found on church computer (Original Post) irisblue Yesterday OP
I wouldn't leave my kid alone with a "youth minister" for a million dollars. It's ALWAYS the youth minister. Scrivener7 21 hrs ago #1

Scrivener7

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1. I wouldn't leave my kid alone with a "youth minister" for a million dollars. It's ALWAYS the youth minister.
Sun Mar 15, 2026, 05:05 PM
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