Staff Member at College Prep School Charged With Possession of Child Porn

Bond has been set at $300,000 for a 44-year-old Wheaton man charged with possession of child pornography.

Timothy King, who is a staff member at Roycemore School in Evanston, is charged with seven felony counts of possession of child pornography. Roycemore is an independent, co-ed college prep school in Evanston that serves children in pre-kindergarten through 12th grade.

An investigation into King, of 1001 Arbor Court in Wheaton, began when officers were able to identify a computer they suspected had child pornography on it, according to a DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office press release.

Police conducted a search of King’s home on Wednesday. During the search, they found about 6,000 images and video depicting child pornography on King’s computer and external hard drive, prosecutors said. King was arrested without incident.

“It is alleged that Mr. King possessed a mind-numbing six thousand images and videos of child pornography,” DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin said. “Each of these alleged six thousand images represents yet another young, innocent victim of child pornography. This type of alleged deviant behavior will not be tolerated and will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. With today’s charges we send the message that we will continue to aggressively go after those who exploit the most vulnerable members of our society, our children, just to satisfy their own sickening, sexual desires.”

King’s next court appearance is scheduled for November 2. If King posts the required 10 percent of his $300,000 bond, he has been ordered not to have any contact with children under 18 years old and may not use a computer or the internet.