Former Music Teacher Gets 50 Years for Child Pornography

A former music teacher will serve 50 years in federal prison on child pornography charges.

43-year-old Philip Close admitted in court earlier this year to secretly recording students in the bathroom at his music school in Parma from 2016 to 2019.

Close also made similar recordings at another school at which he worked from 2012 to 2016.

Prosecutors say there were more than 60 victims.

U.S. Attorney James Kennedy says he's happy Close will likely spend the rest of his life behind bars.


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