Former Louisville Middle School Teacher Pleads Guilty To Child Pornography
Monday, December 23, 2024, 7:00 A.M. ET. 2 Minute Read, By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,
LOUISVILLE, KY.- A 40-year-old former catholic middle school teacher who was employed at St. Stephen Martyr Catholic Middle School is facing nearly 20 years in federal prison after pleading guilty on Wednesday to seven counts of federal child pornography offenses.
On Wednesday, December 18, 2024, Jordan Fautz, 40, of Louisville, Kentucky, appeared in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky and pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court Judge David J. Hale to three counts of Distribution of Child Pornography; two counts of Distribution of the Obscene Visual Representation of Child Sexual Abuse; one count of Production of Child Pornography; and one count of Possession of Child Pornography.
According to U.S. Attorney Michael A. Bennett and charging information filed with the District Court, Fautz utilized an online chat application to distribute child pornography to an undercover federal agent. Fautz also produced and distributed photoshopped images depicting children’s faces on the bodies of people engaged in sexually explicit conduct. Following the execution of a court-authorized search warrant on Fautz’s computer and cellular phone, investigators uncovered digital images and video files depicting the sexual exploitation and abuse of children.
Sentencing has been scheduled for March 19, 2025, before Judge Hale. Fautz faces a maximum penalty of up to 120 years in federal prison. In return for the guilty plea, the U.S. Attorney’s Office will recommend that Fautz be sentenced to 235 months of imprisonment. During Wednesday’s plea hearing, Judge Hale reserved his decision to accept the terms of the plea agreement.
This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the U.S. Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse.
