Public school teacher arrested for child exploitation
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Forty-year-old Joseph Komjathy is behind bars at the Brevard County jail charged with multiple counts related to child exploitation.
Komjathy is a middle school teacher in Brevard County, but according to the sheriff's office, his arrest is connected to a case out of Indian River County.
Komjathy stood in front of a judge for the first time Thursday facing five counts of distribution of harmful material to a minor and one count of unlawful use of a two-way communication device.
According to the Brevard County Sheriff's office, Komjathy, a teacher at Stone Middle School, was arrested at his home on charges stemming from a warrant out of Indian River County.
The case report from the Indian River County Sheriff's Office was highly redacted but appears to show Komjathy's arrest was the result of an online chat investigation conducted by the sheriff's office.
In a statement sent to us by Brevard Public Schools, the district says: "BPS will work closely with law enforcement during the course of the investigation of the allegations against this individual. We will follow our protocols and proceed with any and all appropriate measures as more information becomes available."
The school district went on to say that Komjathy has been placed on leave.
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