Broward teacher arrested at summer camp. He had child pornography on his phone: detectives

A Broward high school science teacher was arrested Tuesday while working at a summer program. Investigators say they discovered more than 25 files of child pornography on his Google account.

Quinton Isaiah Womack-Wedlaw came to the attention of the Broward Sheriff’s Office in April when he received a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children about Google flagging sexually explicit content from minors on the 25-year-old’s account, according to a sworn statement.

Several of the videos depicted the same child, who was between the ages of 10 and 12, being sexually assaulted by an adult, the document states. It is currently unclear whether investigators believe the man in the videos was Womack-Wedlaw.

“Detectives say they have no indication that Quinton Womack-Wedlaw had inappropriate relationships with any student,” the Broward Sheriff’s Office told the Miami Herald. “However, the investigation is still active and ongoing.”

Womack-Wedlaw, who has taught at Parkway Middle School in Lauderhill since January, faces 10 counts of possessing or viewing child sexual abuse material. Detectives say they only charged him with 10 of the images to establish probable cause, meaning Womack-Wedlaw could see a slew of additional charges.

In a statement, Broward County Public Schools said Womack-Wedlaw “will be transferred away from the school and students pending the outcome of the case.” Womack-Wedlaw was fired from his role as recreation supervisor at Reverend Samuel Delevoe Memorial Park, which offers a free summer program for children ages 6 to 17, a Broward County Parks and Recreation spokesperson confirmed.

What led to the teacher’s arrest?

After receiving the tip, a BSO detective who investigates crimes against children obtained a search warrant for the Google account, the document states. He linked the account to Womack-Wedlaw after finding a “selfie” of the professor — and other correspondence addressed to him.

The account logins, BSO says, also came from his residence outside Fort Lauderdale.

Then, on Tuesday afternoon, investigators headed to Reverend Samuel Delevoe Memorial Park. They had a search warrant for Womack-Wedlaw’s devices, according to the affidavit.

When approached by detectives, Womack-Wedlaw asked for an attorney and refused to provide codes to unlock the phones he had, the document states. A brief forensic examination of one of the phones determined that it shared the number associated with Womack-Wedlaw’s Google account.

Detectives also seized “numerous electronic devices” from his home, although the affidavit did not specify how many or what type of devices they located.

Womack-Wedlaw remains in Broward’s main jail with her bond set at $200,000 as of Wednesday afternoon. A judge reportedly banned him from accessing the internet and ordered him to stay away from children, schools, parks and campgrounds.