Child Pornography Charge Filed Against Flight Attendant, Sheriff Says

ROLLING MEADOWS, IL — While living in Skokie, a flight attendant shared child sexual abuse materials depicting children as young as infants, according to the Cook County Sheriff's Office.

Adam Schall, 39, who now lives in Pewaukee, Wisconsin, was arrested Wednesday at O'Hare International Airport and charged with possession of child pornography, the sheriff's office announced.

Schall's arrest resulted from a separate investigation that was launched by the special victim's unit of the sheriff's police as a result of an online tip to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, according to the office.

Sheriff's office officials said investigators first found multiple images and videos depicting child sexual abuse were on a social media account linked to Schall, who admitted — after waiving his right to remain silent — that he used social media to view child pornography.

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The investigation revealed that Schall had thousands of files across multiple social media accounts depicting the abuse of children as young as infants and that he shared them while living in Skokie, according to the sheriff's office.

Following his initial court appearance Friday in Rolling Meadows, Schall posted the $1,000 cash portion of his bond to secure his release release ahead of trial.