By: A former Lubbock Avalanche-Journal employee faces a federal child pornography charge after a tip to the newspaper's corporate headquarters raised suspicions about use of his work computer.
George John Maslovar, 54, faces one count of interstate receipt of child pornography. He was arrested Friday and had an initial appearance Monday before U.S. Magistrate Nancy Koenig.
Maslovar, who was released on his own recognizance, did not immediately return a phone message left at his home.
Federal investigators found two images and a video of female children under 18 on Maslovar's home computer. The material was downloaded between Sept. 29, 2004, and Thursday.
The investigation began in May when a tip to Morris Communications executives in Augusta, Ga., suggested unusual use of a computer at the newspaper, according to a story on the newspaper's online edition Monday.
The computer was traced to Maslovar.
According to a FBI affidavit, other employees in Maslovar's production department work area "stated that they had seen Maslovar viewing pornography on his work computer, and some of the images may have depicted persons under the age of 18 years."
Maslovar resigned after being confronted by newspaper personnel.
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