Crime & Safety
Emory Prof Downloaded Child Porn at Work: Warrant
The professor is facing federal charges after the GBI discovered pornographic images of children on his computer last month.
Credit: DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office
An associate professor at Emory University is facing federal child pornography charges after investigators discovered such imagery on his computer.
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Dr. Kevin Sullivan was taken into custody on June 15 after the GBI obtained a search warrant for his computer and found child pornography on the hard drive, 11 Alive News said. The GBI has since turned Sullivan’s case over to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Emory told 11 Alive that they are fully cooperating with the investigation.
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DeKalb County jail records show that Sullivan was released from the facility on July 10 after posting $250,000 bond.
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