Lunenburg man facing child pornography charges

LUNENBURG, Mass. — A Lunenburg man is accused of possessing child pornography and is facing serious charges.

Aiden York-Wallach, 19, of Lunenburg, was arrested after Lunenburg police, the Massachusetts State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, the United States Secret Service, and the members of the New England Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory worked to execute a search warrant at his home on Thursday.

York is charged with two counts of possession of child pornography and one count of dissemination of visual material of a child in a state of nudity or sexual conduct, according to Lunenburg Police.

According to Shrewsbury Public Schools, York-Wallach worked as an ABA technician paraeducator at Sherwood Middle School. Additionally, he worked in the after-school programs at several different locations, including Sherwood, Beal School, and Spring Street School, in the Summer Enrichment and Special Education Extended Year programs, alongside the Unified athletics and social club at the middle schools.

Lunenburg police have informed that the charges against York-Wallach are not connected to a Shrewsbury student. Shrewsbury Public Schools will be cooperating with the police.

Shrewsbury Public Schools also noted the following in a statement:

When we received this information today, Mr. York-Wallach was immediately placed on leave and we revoked all access to SPS buildings and systems.
We reviewed and confirmed that the district performed all required criminal background checks prior to Mr. York-Wallach starting in our schools, and there was no criminal record.
School leaders have been communicating with the families of students with whom Mr. York-Wallach worked directly.
— Joe Sawyer, Shrewsbury Superintendent of Schools

York is scheduled to be arraigned in Fitchburg District Court on Thursday afternoon.

An investigation into the incident is ongoing.

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