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Mississippi superintendent fired after teacher arrested on child porn charges

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The Corinth School District Board voted on Monday to terminate 
superintendent Edward Lee Childress for his perceived mishandling of an 
incident involving a former teacher arrested on federal child pornography 
charges.

A public statement from the school district said trustees voted 
unanimously to end Childress' employment. The statement did not specify 
when Childress started leading the school district.

"The District’s greatest priority is the safety and well-being of its 
students. The Board of Trustees is heartbroken over the pain caused to 
these young victims and their families over the incident with a former 
teacher at Corinth Middle School," the statement reads.

Federal authorities arrested and charged former teacher Wilson Frederick 
Jones, 30, with producing and possessing a morphed image of child 
pornography. According to a criminal complaint, Jones created videos that 
"depicted known Corinth students engaging in inappropriate behavior, 
including kissing and exposing themselves."

Court documents state Childress learned of the alleged crimes in November 
2024. Jones was not fired. Instead, Jones resigned on Nov. 21, 2024.

An FBI affidavit states the Mississippi Department of Education was not 
notified until Jan. 29. Police were not notified until late February, 
which is when the investigation began and led to the arrest of Jones on 
March 12.

WTVA reported the day following Jones' arrest that parents packed into a 
board room at the Corinth school board's regular meeting and demanded that 
trustees fire Childress for not reporting Jones as required by law. WTVA 
reported Attorney Tony Farese represents the families of seven of the 
eight students whose images were allegedly used in the AI-generated 
pornography.

The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reported Farese said Childress 
could face the federal charge of misprision of a felony, or knowing a 
felony was committed and not reporting it to authorities. The crime 
carries a penalty of up to three years in prison.

The school board's four–paragraph statement states that counseling 
services would be provided for the victims and their families. The 
trustees said they are working "to quickly implement new policies designed 
to prevent a similar incident from ever happening again."

https://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2025/03/18/corinth-ms-
superintendent-edward-lee-childress-fired-after-teacher-wilson-jones-
charged-with-ai-porn/82517849007/

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