County Jail Guard Charged With Sending Explicit Images

A Washington County jail guard is facing charges after investigators say he sent explicit images of himself to a teenage girl from Union Township earlier this year.  According to the Observer-Reporter, 27 year old Curtis Gardner Jr. of Canton Township was arrested earlier this week on felony charges of Disseminating Sexual Materials to a Minor and Unlawful Contact with a Minor.  According to the report, Gardner sent a video of his genitals using a social media app.  One of those photos reportedly showed him wearing his jail uniform. Investigators say they were notified after the girl went to a career day fair at her school and she saw a Jail corrections officer working a booth and told them about her Snapchat messages with a man named Curtis.  The corrections officer at the career fair then notified his supervisor. Monongahela Police and the Washington County District Attorney’s office then interviewed the girl in May. Gardner is reportedly jailed on $150,000 bond but it is unclear if he is being held at the Washington County Jail.  He is to face a preliminary hearing Monday.