A Delta school psychologist arrested in the U.S. for allegedly possessing child pornography has been granted bail.
William Brook, a Point Roberts resident, appeared for a bail hearing in U.S. District Court in Seattle Friday where he was granted release on several conditions. Brook also has a home in Bellingham and the judge ordered him to stay within Bellingham city limits, and not to travel back to Point Roberts or Canada.
Brook this week also had an arraignment hearing where a trial date of July 28 was set.
He was arrested and charged earlier this month with possessing hundreds of images and videos of child porn, including scenes of children being sexually assaulted. He is alleged to have downloaded the material at his residence in Point Roberts.
Acting on a tip, U.S. Homeland Security stopped Brook as he attempted to cross the border into Point Roberts. Officers seized his school district-issued laptop he had in his possession, but no illegal images were found on that computer.
According to federal charges filed in court, investigators in a subsequent search of his home found 334 files believed to be child pornography on his laptop, as well as a four-gigabyte thumb drive filled with additional videos.
An investigation is taking place here to see whether any crime was committed on Canadian soil, but the school district recently noted that so far there is no indication of wrongdoing.
The district would not release the schools Brook worked at or the age of the children he assessed.
