Washington State School Psychologist Aaron Myers to Stand Trial in January 2023 on Child Porn Charges

December 14, 2022

An Enumclaw School District (Washington state) psychologist and a Black Diamond resident were arrested in December 2020 on suspicion of possessing child pornography.

The former, Aaron Myers, who worked at the Black Diamond Elementary School, was arrested Dec. 3; the latter was Brad Allan Norgate, who was arrested Dec. 7 by Black Diamond police.

At the time of the Courier-Herald’s first report, Myers had not been officially charged. He was charged with four counts of possession on Feb. 17, 2021, and pled not guilty at his March 2, 2021 arraignment.

It’s unclear in court documents how law enforcement learned Myers was allegedly downloading child pornography, also known as child sexual abuse material (CSAM) because the word “pornography” implies consent.

Allegedly, Myers first said he downloaded the material through Shareaza, a “peer-to-peer file sharing program”, by mistake. However, he eventually admitted that he purposefully download the images and videos.

Court documents allege Myers had nearly 2,600 photos and 230 videos in his possession; most appeared to be young boys, and several involved “infants and/or toddlers”.

Myers’ trial is currently scheduled for Jan. 17, 2023.

Source: Ray Miller-Still, “Former school psychologist soon to be on trial for alleged child porn possession,” Courier-Herald, Dec. 13, 2022, URL: https://www.courierherald.com/news/former-school-psychologist-soon-to-be-on-trial-for-alleged-child-porn-possession/