Newnan man arrested after child porn found on school computer

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Newnan man arrested after child porn found on school computer

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A former Coweta County schools employee arrested two weeks ago for arranging

a illicit rendezvous with an undercover police officer whom he thought

was 15 has been arrested a second time, police said.

Barrett D. Peavy, 36, of 48

Briar Grove, Newnan, was arrested at his home Thursday afternoon and

charged with computer possession of child

pornography, said Peachtree City Police Chief James Murray. Peavy was

the school system's webmaster prior to his arrest two weeks ago

on other charges.

The latest evidence was found

in a review of multiple computers that were seized from Peavy's office and home, Murray said. One of the

computers taken from his house actually belongs to the school system

and contained photos depicting "extremely young children" engaged

in sexual activities, Murray said.

The newest charge carries a range between 5 and 20 years in prison if

Peavy is found guilty, Murray noted.

Newnan police assisted Peachtree

City detectives in serving the arrest warrant at Peavy's home,

Murray said.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation

hasn't completed its review

of the computers that were seized from Peavy's residence and workplace,

Murray noted.

Peavy has been out on a $100,000 bond on the previous charges of enticing

a child for indecent purposes and violating the computer pornography

and child exploitation act of 1999. Both charges are felonies which carry

up to 30 years in prison if Peavy is convicted.

Police said Peavy thought the undercover officer he was conversing with

online was actually 15 years old. Peavy was targeted by the investigation

when he struck up an online conversation with Cpl. Heather Lackey in

a chat room, said Peachtree City Police Chief James Murray.

Peavy even asked Lackey to send in a photo of herself, and she did,

Murray added.

As the conversations continued

between Peavy and Lackey, Peavy's

language got more sexually explicit, Murray said.

The investigation lasted over a month and involved numerous online conversations

with Peavy, Murray said. Although Peavy set up a date, time and place

to meet with Lackey, he never showed up, officials said.

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