The trial of a Delta school psychologist arrested in the U.S. for allegedly possessing child pornography has been held over until the fall.
A trial was to begin last week in Federal District Court in Seattle for William Brook, a Point Roberts resident who is charged with possessing hundreds of images and videos of child porn, including scenes of children being sexually assaulted.
A judge set a new trial date of Oct. 27, while the deadline for the defence and prosecution to file motions was also extended until early September.
Now on bail but under a number of conditions, Brook is alleged to have downloaded the pornographic material at his residence in Point Roberts.
In May of this year, U.S. Homeland Security stopped Brook as he attempted to cross the border into Point Roberts from Tsawwassen. Officers seized his Delta school district-issued laptop he had in his possession, but no illegal images were found on that computer.
According to federal charges, investigators in a subsequent search of his home found 334 files believed to be child pornography on his own laptop as well as a four-gigabyte thumb drive filled with additional videos.
A Homeland Security agent told the court Brook also opened an online profile he'd created in which he declared his "love" for "pre-teen/pubescent boys and young teens" no older than 14.
Agents also claim to have seen that Brook had downloaded child pornography the day before.
An investigation then took place here to see whether any crime was committed on Canadian soil, but the school district and police, so far, haven't indicated there has been any wrongdoing.
The district would not release the schools Brook worked at or the age of the children he assessed.
