Professor Accused of Possessing Child Porn

(Boston, Massachusetts) Last month, a 47-year-old professor at the University of Utah, Grant D. Smith, was arrested for allegedly viewing child pornography while on a Utah-to-Boston flight.

Smith was booked into custody at Boston's Nashua Street Jail. On Monday of this week, he was released on $75,000 cash bail.

Massachusetts prosecutors allege Smith was viewing child porn on his laptop while sitting in the first-class section of his Delta flight.

A passenger behind him saw the images and notified the flight’s staff and told his son via email. The son then called authorities and Smith was met by Massachusetts state troopers when his flight landed about 4:30 p.m. Nov. 26 in Boston.

Prosecutors say after Smith granted written permission, an inspection of Smith’s laptop yielded numerous images of nude girls between 5 and 14 years of age, some of them allegedly engaged in sex acts with adult males.

A pre-trial hearing is scheduled for December 27 in East Boston District Court.

Smith faces a possible five years in prison if convicted of possessing child pornography.

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