WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for XXXXXX (insert district) issued the following press release:
ST. LOUIS - The former assistant principal of a Missouri middle school appeared in court this week to answer a child pornography charge.
Daniel Ott, 41, was indicted in U.S. District Court in St. Louis on October 14 with one count of receiving child pornography. Juan C. Valencia, 43, was indicted the same day with one count of distribution of child pornography. Ott appeared in court and pleaded not guilty Monday. Valencia appeared in court and pleaded not guilty Thursday.
The indictment accuses Ott of receiving files containing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) between Sept. 1, 2024, and Sept. 3...