FL - 6th Grade Teacher, David McKeown, 47, Charged w having CSAM of Students made w AI, Holly Hill, 20 June 2025

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A search warrant was executed at McKeown’s home and United Brethren in Christ Academy, where he is a 6th-grade teacher.
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“This arrest is deeply disturbing,” said FDLE Commissioner Mark Glass. “Not only was this individual trafficking in vile material but he was doing it on school grounds, during school hours surrounded by children. At FDLE, we will never allow predators to hide behind screens or school walls. We will track them down, expose them and bring them to justice.”
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McKeown, 47, of Holly Hill, was arrested by the Holly Hill Police Department after detectives discovered "several messages where he was communicating with other users, disseminating students’ personal information, sending their photographs, and appeared to utilize artificial intelligence (AI) to generate child ," according to police.

The teacher also "manufactured animal by photographing himself performing sexual acts on the family pet."
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The judge set his bond at $50,000 per count, totaling $1,250,000.
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He is currently being held at the Volusia County Branch Jail.

The judge said if McKeown is able to post bail, he is also ordered to have no contact with anyone under the age of 18 and no internet access.
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The investigation began on June 2 when a cybertip from the National Center for Missing and Endangered Children (NCMEC) alerted an Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) detective with HHPD to an individual using a Discord account to share files depicting the sexual abuse of children.

Disturbingly, detectives further determined that McKeown was a teacher at United Brethren in Christ (UBIC) Academy. Evidence revealed he downloaded and communicated with other Discord users during school hours, utilizing the school’s Wi-Fi network.

“This arrest is deeply disturbing,” said FDLE Commissioner Mark Glass. “Not only was this individual trafficking in vile material but he was doing it on school grounds, during school hours surrounded by children. At FDLE, we will never allow predators to hide behind screens or school walls. We will track them down, expose them and bring them to justice.”

Florida Teacher Accused Of Child And Animal Crimes, Material Found On School Network

A Florida middle school teacher, David Robert McKeown, 47, has been arrested on 19 felony counts of possession of child sexual abuse material and six felony

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