How Could You? Hall of Shame- David Joseph Kiluk

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From Clinton Township, Michigan, fourth grade teacher at The George Washington Academy and foster parent David Joseph Kiluk, 43, “was taken into custody on July 25 when police executed a search warrant at  his Clinton Township home.

Officials began the investigation that led to Kiluk’s arrest on  July 12 when an agent with the Internet Crimes Against Children task force  identified an IP address that was being used to share files that were identified  as child pornography.

Investigators obtained a federal subpoena that allowed them to identify the  IP address as belonging to Kiluk.

After serving the search warrant, investigators say they  interviewed Kiluk and he admitted to downloading child pornography  from the internet,” according to WXYZ. “Investigators say they found “child sexually abusive material” on the  43-year-old’s computer.”

“When investigators arrested Kiluk at his home, they found a young boy. Kiluk identified the boy as his eight-year-old foster child.

Kiluk denied having any inappropriate contact with any child.

Lutheran Social Services of Michigan is the agency that placed the eight-year-old boy.

A spokesperson for the agency tells 7 Action News that there will be no other placements in his home at this time.

The organization also released the following statement about the situation:

On the evening of Wednesday, July 25, Macomb County Child Protective Services informed us that one of our foster parents, David Kiluk, was being arrested on charges of child pornography and that an 8-year-old foster child had been removed from the home.

The safety and well-being of the children in our care is our top priority and we act immediately when there is any suspicion of possible harm to any child.

Lutheran Social Services conducts thorough background checks of all prospective foster parents. This includes an investigation into criminal history, including criminal sexual activity. Our screening of Mr. Kiluk late in 2011 revealed no criminal records.

We have learned that Mr. Kiluk was under investigation before his arrest. We were not aware of this investigation when we recommended licensing the Kiluk home for foster care.

The foster child had been in the Kiluk home for approximately three weeks. During that time, our staff saw nothing to suggest that the child was being mistreated or that there was criminal activity in the home. The child has been placed in another foster home.

The child will meet with forensic interviewers this week through Child Protective Services and will undergo a medical exam.

Lutheran Social Services of Michigan is cooperating with Child Protective Services and the FBI, which is handling the investigation, to ensure that justice is done.

7 Action News has contacted the Mount Clemens Community School District for comment. They say they have not yet been contacted by any police agency about the charges.

The district confirms that Kiluk has been employed by the district since 2001.

The district goes on to say:

The District considers the safety of our students to be of the highest priority, and we take matters such as your report very seriously.

We will immediately begin an internal investigation to determine the facts and circumstances of this report, starting with a search of the federal district court criminal complaint docket.

Based upon the outcome of the investigation, the District will take appropriate action to insure that the safety of our students, and to insure that we are in full compliance with board policy and the state law which restricts, and in some cases, prohibits the employment of teachers who have been convicted of certain criminal offenses.”

He is being  held without bond and faces a detention hearing Tuesday  July 31, 2012 in federal court.

The Detroit Newssays “The boy has a learning impairment “and could not tell us what his name was,” an  FBI agent wrote in the criminal complaint.”  “The boy had lived with Kiluk for about three weeks.

“During that time, our staff saw nothing to suggest that the child was being  mistreated or that there was criminal activity in the home,” Lutheran Social  Services said in a statement Monday.

He will meet with forensic interviewers this week and undergo a medical  exam.

Lutheran Social Services conducted a background check on Kiluk last year. The  check revealed no criminal record, the agency said.

“Kiluk told investigators he had two other foster children in 2010. Kiluk also  told the FBI agent he had downloaded 500-1,000 videos of child porn featuring  boys ages 10-12 years old.

The FBI agent said investigators knew he had videos of younger boys,  according to the complaint.

“Kiluk affirmatively nodded his head,” the FBI agent wrote.”

 

Sources:

Mount Clemens elementary school teacher David Kiluk appears in court on federal child porn charges

[WXYZ 7/30/12 by Kimberly Craig]

Macomb County teacher, foster dad facing child porn charges

[The Detroit News 7/30/12 by Robert Snell]

Macomb County teacher, foster dad faces child porn charges

[Click on Detroit 7/30/12]

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