LSU professor arrested for boy or girl porn on workplace computer system: report

BATON ROUGE, La. — A professor who’s worked at LSU’s AgCenter for much more than 25 many years was arrested Friday right after baby rape and bestiality movies have been found on his office personal computer difficult drive, according to a report from WBRZ.

Prison charges versus Gerald Myers, 61, are also pending in St. Gabriel and New Orleans right after connected searches there, according to police documents.

An investigation began Thursday in East Baton Rouge, when AgCenter officers noted to LSU Law enforcement that staff in their Information Technology section experienced found data files on a laptop with “names that alarmed them,” in accordance to the arrest affidavit. 

The file names, which prompt kid sexual abuse, triggered the IT employees to look into even further. That led to the identification of more than 50 files that “appeared pornographic in mother nature,” the affidavit claimed.

LSU detectives received look for warrants for Myers’ office environment on campus, and for his dwelling and car or truck. They detained Myers about 11 a.m. Friday and searched his business and his car or truck, which was parked on campus.

The look for uncovered an encrypted tough generate made up of dozens of movies of child porn and baby rape. Specialists from the Legal professional General’s Workplace Cyber Criminal offense Device mentioned they experienced witnessed some of the films in previous investigations.

The little ones ranged from infants to apparent preteens, the affidavit explained.

Investigators also located films of horses, puppies and other animals involved in sexual activity with men and women, the affidavit reported.

Law enforcement reported they observed a smaller jar of what appeared to be cannabis in Myers’ auto.

Reserving records record Myers’ address on Amethyst Street, which is in the Lakeview neighborhood of New Orleans. His family’s renovation of the house was showcased in a 2011 story in The Periods-Picayune.

Myers and his spouse also individual a dwelling in St. Gabriel. 

Myers was booked in East Baton Rouge Parish Friday night with possession of pornography involving juveniles, sexual abuse of an animal and possession of marijuana.

LSU introduced a statement to WBRZ Saturday morning:

Just after performing with legislation enforcement, LSU was notified of the arrest of a faculty member in its AgCenter.  The school member has been put on administrative depart and is not to return to campus until eventually there is a remaining perseverance of the circumstance.  Given the significant character of the accusations, the AgCenter will be performing with faculty and team to make certain any essential aid prospects are out there.