Child porn charges filed against former Benton Middle teacher

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Loudoun County sheriff’s spokesman Kraig Troxell said Stancill had encounters with an underage girl on several occasions, and that he met the girl at a public event. He could not provide any more species about the event. 

Stancill faces four charges of solicitation of a minor in Loudoun County, added Troxell. 

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Prince William police have filed a child pornography charge against a former Benton Middle School teacher. 

The teacher is identified as Tommy Stancill who taught at Benton Middle School during the 2013-14 school year. Prince William police charged Stancill with one count of possession of child pornography in March 2015, according to Prince William police spokesman Nathaniel Probus.

“Additionally, there were two direct indictment placed through the courts which were returned by the grand jury on December 8,”said Probus.

Stancill, 32, lived in Prince William County at the time of the incident, Probus added. 

The arrest comes after a joint investigation between Loudoun and Prince William authorities. We don’t know the age or gender of the victim. 

NBC Washington reports Stancill the victim was not a student at the school. 

Prince William school officials have notified parents at Benton Middle School, and gave us this statement: 

We let the Benton MS community know of this by autodialer yesterday after we heard of the charges. We let parents know they may hear media reports about the charges against a teacher who taught at Benton only during the 2013-14 school year.

The charges reportedly involve the use of computers to exchange inappropriate material with a minor in another county. Prince William County Public Schools will be cooperating with the police in their ongoing investigation.

Loudoun County is the lead investigating agency in this case, said Probus. We’ve contacted them and are awaiting more information from that agency.