NORFOLK, Va. — William Deacon IV, a business information and technology teacher at Maury High School, was denied bond in a Norfolk courthouse Friday morning.
Deacon was arrested and charged with eight crimes against children in September, but a grand jury indicted him on 24 more charges yesterday.
He's accused of possessing child pornography, selling child pornography, sexually abusing an animal, proposing sex acts with children under the age of 15 and attempting indecent liberties with children under the age of 15.
In court on Friday, Deacon's father said he would not have access to the internet, and doesn't own a vehicle. He said it was his own vehicle, and he could keep the keys away from his son.
Deacon's lawyer said he's not accused of physically interacting with any children, so he wouldn't be a danger to the community if he was limited to staying home without internet access.
However, the prosecutors pointed out that he's accused of having more than 13,000 files of child pornography, and that its distribution is not a victimless crime.
The lawyer said the act of sharing those materials encouraged people to keep making them, and hurting children.
The judge ended up denying Deacon bond based on his occupation and the weight of the allegations against him.