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Former Oconee County High School Custodian Pleads Guilty to Federal Child Pornography Charge

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A man accused of recording high school girls undressing has pleaded guilty in federal court. Timothy Burnette was arrested in January on the campus of Oconee County High School. He was indicted on two federal counts of child pornography and a state charge of unlawful eavesdropping or surveillance.

Authorities say he used his cellphone to video girls in the locker room at Oconee County High school. According to the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office, the former custodian pled guilty to one count of attempted possession of child pornography.   Burnette has not yet been sentenced, the charge carries a maximum sentence of 10 years.

In a Facebook post, the Sheriff’s Office thanked the United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, Charles Peeler, for his office's action in this case.

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