Orlando’s NBC affiliate reports:
David R. McKeown, a 47-year-old sixth-grade teacher from Holly Hill, was arrested for possessing child pornography and sexual activities involving animals on Friday, the Holly Hill Police Department said. On Saturday morning, McKeown made his first appearance before a judge.
McKeown was arrested for 19 counts of possession of child pornography and six counts of sexual activities involving animals. The judge set his bond at $50,000 per count, totaling $1,250,000.
HPD said when reviewing McKeown’s social media account, detectives discovered several messages where he was communicating with other users, disseminating students’ personal information, and sending their photographs, and he appeared to utilize artificial intelligence to generate child pornography.
From a state police press release:
Based on messages sent by McKeown, law enforcement believes he utilized artificial intelligence technology to create CSAM with real children, some of whom may have attended UBIC Academy. Initial search warrants revealed that McKeown was disseminating, downloading, and communicating with users on Discord during school hours and while connected to the UBIC Academy Wi-Fi. During these exchanges, he shared 19 images of CSAM and nine images of himself engaging in sexual acts with the family pet.
Detectives seized multiple electronic devices for further review. This investigation is active and ongoing, and additional charges may be forthcoming. Assistant Statewide Prosecutor Johnna Lessard will handle the case. The Holly Hill Police Department arrested McKeown, and he is currently held at the Volusia County Branch Jail without bond. He faces up to 315 years in prison if convicted of these crimes.
There’s more at both links.
As a teacher, parents trusted Mr. McKeown to impart knowledge to their children. Instead, he spent parts of the school day sending and receiving child sex abuse material and providing other pedophiles with UBIC Academy students’ personal information.
What he did is beyond… pic.twitter.com/ie2aHzTu9l
— Attorney General James Uthmeier (@AGJamesUthmeier) June 20, 2025
A FL Christian school teacher has been arrested for allegedly creating & sharing AI-generated child pornography using students’ faces. David McKeown, who worked at United Brethren In Christ Academy, faces 25 counts related to possession of explicit images.https://t.co/E6aAXTgdTI
— Julie Roys (@reachjulieroys) June 25, 2025
A tip to NCMEC’s CyberTipline led to the arrest of a 6th-grade teacher in Holly Hill, FL for possessing AI-generated child sexual abuse material of his students.
The suspect, David McKeown, was arrested June 14. https://t.co/gl1oGSfB49
— National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (@NCMEC) June 23, 2025