Twin Cities School Worker Used BlueSky To Obtain Child Porn: Police

MAPLEWOOD, MN — A 30-year-old Maplewood man who worked at several schools in the Twin Cities metro is accused of possessing troves of child sexual abuse material, including material he received over social media site BlueSky, according to authorities.

William Michael Haslach faces 10 counts of child pornography possession. Each count carries a maximum of 10 years in prison and a $10,000 fine.

Haslach was a recess and traffic monitor at Cowern Elementary, Richardson Elementary, and North High in the North St. Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale School District, KSTP reported.

On Jan. 2, detectives from the Maplewood Police Department were alerted to a cyber tip from the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension regarding a Dropbox account linked to child sexual abuse material (CSAM).

The tip was triggered by videos uploaded to the account on Nov. 19, which contained CSAM, authorities said.

Investigators connected the account to Haslach. Acting on this information, detectives secured search warrants for both Haslach's Dropbox account and his Maplewood residence.

During the search, on Jan. 17, officers seized multiple USB drives and devices containing CSAM, police said. A preliminary review revealed roughly 800 CSAM files, according to the criminal complaint.

Haslach was arrested and in a post-Miranda interview, he admitted to having a sexual attraction to children, according to the criminal complaint.

He also acknowledged using messaging platforms such as Telegram, Teleguard, and BlueSky to connect with others who share similar interests and obtain illicit material, police said.

However, Haslach denied ever having sexual contact with a child, police stated.