| For Immediate Release Case # 13WF3614
June 11, 2014 |
Susan Kang Schroeder Chief of Staff Office: 714-347-8408 Cell: 714-292-2718Farrah Emami Spokesperson Office: 714-347-8405 Cell: 714-323-4486
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FORMER SCHOOL MAINTENANCE PAINTER CONVICTED OF POSSESSING AND DISTRIBUTING CHILD PORN ON INTERNET
SANTA ANA – A former school maintenance painter was convicted today of possessing child pornography on his computer and distributing it through the Internet. Roger Scott Hewson, 51, Fountain Valley, pleaded guilty to a court offer by the Honorable Robert R. Fitzgerald of one felony count of distributing obscene matter and one felony count of possession and control of child pornography. He was sentenced to one year in jail, five years formal probation, and mandatory lifetime sex offender registration.
At the time of the crime, Hewson was employed with the Huntington Beach City School District as a maintenance painter.
On Aug. 27, 2013, Hewson possessed hundreds of digital pictures on his home computer containing sexually explicit images of child pornography. These images were not of children from the school. Hewson distributed the images to other users on the Internet through a file sharing program.
On Nov. 7, 2013, after months of extensive investigation by the Huntington Beach Police Department (HBPD) with assistance from the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (ICAC), HBPD arrested Hewson at his work for possession and distribution of child pornography.
ICAC assists state and local law enforcement agencies with investigating Internet-related crimes against cyber enticement and child pornography cases.
Deputy District Attorney Bobby Taghavi of the Sexual Assault Unit prosecuted this case.
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