By Jason Hall
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A hacker working for a security firm reported a Middlebury College employee's alleged stash of child pornography while looking into vulnerable computers.
In an affidavit obtained by
the Daily Beast, the hacker reportedly discovered a picture of the suspect's driver's license on his computer and decided to turn the man in at the risk of facing their own criminal charges for hacking.
In doing so, the hacker revealed they had broken into the suspect's computer, likely violating the law, but prosecutors eventually offered the hacker immunity for cooperating with the case.
Scott I. Remick, a senior technology specialist for Middlebury College in Vermont, was charged with possessing child porn, according to unsealed court documents obtained by