David Valesano Jr. (729 Fortuna Drive, Brandon, Florida), 50, math teacher at Newsome High School, Hillsborough County Public Schools, Lithia, Florida, "possession of child pornography" First Coast News: Newsome High School math teacher David Valesano arrested on 20 counts of child pornography (July 18 2013) Hillsborough deputies say detectives with the Internet Predator Unit executed a court authorized search warrant at the residence of David Valesano Jr. on Thursday morning. Four computers and several digital media items were seized. Computer forensics allegedly revealed that Valesano was in possession of pornography depicting children between the ages of 8 and 13 engaging in sexual activities. He was arrested and charged with 20 counts of possession of child pornography and was transported to the Hillsborough County jail. Tampa-area (mostly former) educators with issues: Ethel Anderson, Seffner, Florida (arrested Feb 2012) Christy Ayala, Hillsborough, Florida (arrested Oct 2007) Christopher Bergman, Tampa, Florida (arrested Oct 2011) [assault] Christina Lin Butler, Tampa, Florida (arrested Oct 2007) Carlos Marcell Dixon, Dover, Florida (arrested Aug 2013) Sherika Dunbar, Tampa, Florida (arrested March 2012) [drugs] Jeffrey Halle, Jr., Tampa, Florida (arrested July 2012) Phillip G. Kornell, Tampa, Florida (arrested Mar 2013) [underage sex sting] Debra LaFave, Tampa, Florida (arrested Jun 2004) Joseph Gerald Mendolia, Plant City, Florida (arrested July 2013) James Jules Pepe, Valrico, Florida (arrested Sept 2012) [accused of hiring hit man] Chung Ramos, Riverview, Florida (resigned May 2012) John Sinibaldi, South Tampa, Florida (suspended Oct 2007) [excessive texting] Esraa Mohamed Soliman, Tampa, Florida (arrested Oct 2012) [child abuse] Roy W. Thomas, Hillsborough, Florida (arrested Nov 2011) [child porn] Lauren Shreeve Tilo, Hillsborough, Florida (arrested May 2010) David Valesano Jr., Lithia, Florida (arrested July 2013) [child porn] Tags:
NBC News: Brandon teacher arrested on 20 counts of child porn possession (July 18 2013) After a 2-month-long investigation, detectives with the Internet Predator Unit at HCSO arrested David Valesano Jr., 50, at his house in Brandon ... Forensic specialists found files of children ages 8 to 13 involved in sexual acts that had been downloaded from the Internet. After he was read his Miranda rights, Valesano pointed out the computer and the software he used to download the files, according to the HCSO report.
Tampa Tribune: Newsome High teacher charged with 20 counts of child porn (July 21 2013) A Newsome High School teacher [David Valesano Jr.,] was arrested Thursday and charged with 20 counts of possession of child pornography, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said ... A Hillsborough County School District spokesman said no Newsome students were involved. The sheriff's office said files were found featuring children ranging in age from about 8 to 13 engaged in sexual acts.
Bay News 9: Newsome High teacher charged with possession of child pornography (July 19 2013) A forensic investigation determined that [David] Valesano had files that depicted children between the approximate ages of 8 and 13 engaged in sexual activities, deputies said. The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said they first spotted Valesano downloading the images while they were performing routine checks of known sources of child pornography on the Internet.