Fairbanks youth officer charged with distributing child porn

ANCHORAGE — A man who has worked as a juvenile justice officer at the Fairbanks Youth Facility has been charged with three counts of distributing child pornography.

An Anchorage grand jury charged 34-year-old Henry Barker on Wednesday. He’s accused of using an internet file sharing program to distribute three movies depicting the sexual exploitation of children.

According to court documents, Barker used a peer-to-peer file sharing network to offer three videos to other users .

Investigators said Barker’s internet history showed he was using his home computer when not working the graveyard shift at the youth facility.

Barker is accused of sharing files, and authorities say he’s denied any hands-on offenses.

Online court records did not list an attorney for Barker.

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