Playa del Rey principal charged in child porn case
LOS ANGELES - The principal of Del Rey Continuation School is scheduled to be arraigned Thursday on two felony counts of possessing child pornography on his home computer, the District Attorney's office announced.
Randolph Barnett Cornfield, 60 (dob 8-18-47), has been charged in case BA342541 with possessing child pornography on a CD-ROM and on a zip drive, said Deputy District Attorney Marc Beaart with the High Tech Crimes Division. Cornfield, who was arrested June 12 by LAPD officers with the Internet Crimes Against Children Unit, was released on $20,000 bail.
Posing as a 12-year-old girl, Cornfield allegedly engaged in sexually explicit conversation in an Internet chat room and offered to provide nude photos. Authorities were tipped off and after executing a search warrant, allegedly discovered child pornography at Cornfield's Playa Del Rey residence.
If convicted, the LAUSD principal faces up to three years, eight months in state prison. An investigation is continuing.
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