A BROOKLYN court officer arrested Tuesday on child
pornography charges also used his cell phone to take “voyeuristic” pictures of
young girls in the courthouse, authorities said.
Alberto Yard, a 19-year veteran court officer assigned to
Civil Court on Livingston St., allegedly uploaded more than 200 images of child
pornography from the Internet, according to a complaint filed in Brooklyn
Federal Court.
Many of the downloaded pictures depicted toddlers being
tortured and sexually exploited, the complaint stated. The National Center for
Missing and Exploited Children, an advocacy group that tracks child porn
downloads, uncovered Yard’s activity and notified authorities.
Defense lawyer John Esposito said Yard, 44, had an
“unblemished record.”
Magistrate Marilyn Go released Yard on $750,000 bail and
ordered him not to access the Internet on any electronic devices.