An elementary-middle school music teacher arrested and facing child pornography charges.Maryland State Police said their investigation led them to 38-year-old Lewis Blandon, who taught at Woodhome Elementary/Middle School in Northeast Baltimore.The school system said Blandon is on administrative leave. State police said he was arrested in Harford County Wednesday after an investigation dating back to December 2020.”It’s shocking. You know people, you trust with your children, you think that they have the best interest at heart — it’s just really shocking,” Denise Worsley, a parent, said.Blandon is facing five charges of possession of child pornography.“Our investigators were able to obtain a search warrant for the accused’s residence and once they were executing the search warrant, they were able to find multiple child pornography files on the electronic devices found in the home,” Elena Russo, of Maryland State Police said.The parents and grandparents 11 News spoke with don’t know him but said the news is disturbing.”If I heard that was something going on at my kids — when they were in school or with my grandkids, I would want to address it immediately and know that the school is addressing it,” Kingston Bowen, a grandparent said.”You would hope that the educators — and a lot of my girlfriends are educators — and they do have the best interest of the kids at heart, but I guess you just never know what’s going on,” Worsley said.State police said because Blandon worked with children through his job, they’re asking parents at the school to contact them with concerns.”Our investigators are looking at possibly are there any other crimes that would’ve been committed out there and that’s why for precautionary reasons, they’re asking for parents to talk to their children and if there’s a concern, we’d like to hear from them,” Russo said.Worsley is glad Blandon is on leave and no longer teaching children while his case goes through the judicial system.”I feel if you’re working with children and you have something like that happening, you might need to find a different profession,” she said.Any parents with concerns can contact state police at 410-265-8080.
An elementary-middle school music teacher arrested and facing child pornography charges.
Maryland State Police said their investigation led them to 38-year-old Lewis Blandon, who taught at Woodhome Elementary/Middle School in Northeast Baltimore.
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The school system said Blandon is on administrative leave. State police said he was arrested in Harford County Wednesday after an investigation dating back to December 2020.
“It’s shocking. You know people, you trust with your children, you think that they have the best interest at heart — it’s just really shocking,” Denise Worsley, a parent, said.
Blandon is facing five charges of possession of child pornography.
“Our investigators were able to obtain a search warrant for the accused’s residence and once they were executing the search warrant, they were able to find multiple child pornography files on the electronic devices found in the home,” Elena Russo, of Maryland State Police said.
The parents and grandparents 11 News spoke with don’t know him but said the news is disturbing.
“If I heard that was something going on at my kids — when they were in school or with my grandkids, I would want to address it immediately and know that the school is addressing it,” Kingston Bowen, a grandparent said.
“You would hope that the educators — and a lot of my girlfriends are educators — and they do have the best interest of the kids at heart, but I guess you just never know what’s going on,” Worsley said.
State police said because Blandon worked with children through his job, they’re asking parents at the school to contact them with concerns.
“Our investigators are looking at possibly are there any other crimes that would’ve been committed out there and that’s why for precautionary reasons, they’re asking for parents to talk to their children and if there’s a concern, we’d like to hear from them,” Russo said.
Worsley is glad Blandon is on leave and no longer teaching children while his case goes through the judicial system.
“I feel if you’re working with children and you have something like that happening, you might need to find a different profession,” she said.
Any parents with concerns can contact state police at 410-265-8080.
