Contracted IT Worker In Peters Facing Child Porn Charges

A contracted IT worker who operates out of Peters Township High School is in the Washington County Jail on child porn charges. Authorities say 46 YEAR Jason Ayres was taken into custody on the high school’s campus Wednesday morning by the Attorney General’s Office Child Predator Unit. Police said they found disturbing downloaded videos, including those of children between 4 and 6 years old. According to the criminal complaint, Ayres admitted to police that he had been viewing child porn on and off for a couple of years, including AI-generated child porn, which is also illegal in Pennsylvania. Ayres is charged with child sexual abuse material and criminal use of communication facility. His bail has been set at $250,000.