Ferris ISD Teacher charged with child pornography, affidavit links him to downloads via personal email

The Brief

A Ferris ISD teacher, George Russell McAllister, was arrested following an investigation into the possession of child pornography.

Ferris ISD has terminated the employee and is fully cooperating with law enforcement; the incident reportedly did not involve any district students.

The charges stem from digital evidence found in McAllister’s Yahoo email account, which was linked through a national cyber tip.

WAXAHACHIE, Texas - A Ferris ISD teacher has been arrested after investigators said they linked him to a Yahoo email account used to download and store child pornography, according to an arrest affidavit filed by the Waxahachie Police Department.

Cyber tip launches investigation

What we know:

Detectives identified the suspect as George Russell McAllister, who was taken