Woman convicted of child sexual abuse material distribution worked at Hopkins daycare

BALTIMORE, MD (WBFF) — The Baltimore Police Department and the FBI are investigating a substitute teacher at a Johns Hopkins daycare center convicted of distributing child sexual abuse material last year, the university said Sunday.

Court records show Simone Avery, 23, is serving a two-year prison sentence after pleading guilty in September to two child sexual abuse material charges in Baltimore City Circuit Court. Once Avery is released, she will have to register with the state as a sex offender and undergo three years of supervised probation.

As it stands, Avery’s registration will last 25 years. It was not immediately clear whether the investigation described as “deeply disturbing” by Johns Hopkins pertains to her original allegations, or if a new criminal case is possible.

Branville Bard Jr., Johns Hopkins’ vice president for public safety, said the university did not know about the arrest or the conviction until Friday.

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