SUE:..OFF THE TOP TONIGHT -- A
GRAND RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOL
TEACHER IS BEHIND BARS.
32-YEAR-OLD PHILIP PAAUWE IS
FACING CHILD PORN CHARGES.
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BRIAN:..24 HOUR NEWS 8'S
MARVIS HERRING JUST SPOKE WITH
INVESTIGATORS ON THE CASE.HE'S
LIVE WITH NEW INFORMATION.
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MARVIS:..GOOD EVENING - THE
CHARGES ARE POSSESSION OF
CHILD PORNOGRAPHY AND USING A
COMPUTER TO COMMIT A CRIME.
WITHIN THE LAST HOUR WE'VE
LEARNED PHILIP PAAUWE - WAS A
TEACHER AT K-E-C OAKLEIGH-IT'S
LISTED AS A SPECIAL EDUCATION
SCHOOL ON GRAND RAPIDS
NORTHWEST SIDE.
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THE DISTRICT TELLING US-- THEY
FOUND OUT ABOUT THE
ALLEGATIONS ON TUESDAY AND ARE
COOPERATING WITH INVESTIGATORS.
BUT INVESTIGATORS BEGAN
BUILDING THIS CASE BACK IN
NOVEMBER.KENT COUNTY SHERIFFS
DEPARTMENT TELLS US THAT AN
UNDERCOVER DETECTIVE FIRST
MADE CONTACT WITH THE 32 YEAR
OLD USING A MOBILE APP.IT WAS
PART OF A STING BY THE WEST
MICHIGAN BASED CHILD
EXPLOITATION TASK FORCE OR
WEBCHEXa&OVER TIME PAAUWE
ASKED THE UNDERCOVER DETECTIVE
WHO HE THOUGHT WAS A 13 YEAR
OLD GIRL FOR SEXUAL CONTACT.
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(( SGT. JOEL ROON / KENT CO.
SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT //
17:15:33 THE INVESTIGATORS ARE
WELL-TRAINED, ESPECIALLY AT
WEBCHECKS, TO NOT FIND
THEMSELVES IN AN ENTRAPPED
SITUATION. THIS IS VERY MUCH A
CONVERSATION THAT IS LED BY
THE PERPATRATOR. 17:15:46 ))
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MARVIS:..PHILIP PAAUWE IS ON
UNPAID ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVEa&
HE'S ACTUALLY HERE IN THE KENT
COUNTY JAIL ON 5THOUSAND
DOLLARS BOND.HE'S BEEN WITH
GRPS FOR LESS THAN A YEAR.
INVESTIGATORS SAY THERE COULD
BE MUCH MORE TO THIS CASE AND
THEY'RE ASKING ANY POTENTIAL
VICTIMS OR ANYONE WITH MORE
INFORMATION TO CONTACT THEMa&
WE HAVE INFO ON WOODTV.COM
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BRIAN:..
