'Sesame Street' composer in child porn bust

[The Straight Story]

'Sesame Street' composer in child porn bust

COLUMBIA, S.C. — An award-winning composer and former fine arts instructor at a private school in Charleston pleaded not guilty Monday to making child pornography.

Fernando Rivas, 59, also pleaded not guilty to using a computer to send the images across state lines and possessing child pornography images in April 2011.

Federal prosecutors said that in 2010 and 2011, Rivas coerced a person under the age of 18 to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of taking pictures.

Also Monday, Rivas posted 10 percent of a $300,000 bond and was placed on house arrest except for work or other court-sanctioned outings, records show. He was also ordered not to have contact with the alleged victim, not to access the Internet or be around any children without supervision.

Neither Rivas nor his attorney immediately responded to messages Monday.

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[Dennis Donovan]

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