By The Examiner staff
A former paraprofessional at Blue Springs High School faces at least 15 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to child pornography charges.
Steven Allen, 45, of Independence, pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court in Kansas City to two counts of producing child pornography and one count of distributing child porn. According to court documents, his crimes included images and videos of prepubescent girls produced by using a waterproof camera at a community swimming pool.
Allen, who has been in federal custody since his November 2019 arrest, is to be sentenced later.
In his guilty plea, Allen admitted that he used two minor victims to produce child porn and distributed these images, and others, over the internet. He also admitted to sharing images every couple days for the past five or six years. During the time of his offense, Allen worked at Blue Springs High School.
A 45-year-old former Blue Springs High School employee pleaded guilty on Tuesday to three child pornography charges and will face a minimum of 15 years in federal prison.
Ex-Missouri educator pleads guilty to child porn counts
May 5, 2021 GMT
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) A former paraprofessional in suburban Kansas City has pleaded guilty to producing and distributing child pornography after investigators say they found thousands of images and videos at his home of infants and toddlers being sexually assaulted.
Steven Allen, 45, of Independence, pleaded guilty Tuesday in U.S. District Court to two counts of producing the child pornography and a single count of distributing child pornography over the internet, federal prosecutors for western Missouri said in a news release.
Allen was employed by Blue Springs High School when he was arrested in late 2019 after a raid on his home, and he has been in federal custody since, prosecutors said.