UPDATE: JANUARY 2022
The former assistant principal of Yerington Intermediate School who pleaded guilty to child pornography will spend up to 60 months in prison.
Scott Darrington pleaded guilty on August 9, 2021, to possession of visual presentation depicting sexual conduct of person under 16 years, a category B felony.
Prosecutors say in June 2020, an investigation based on a Cyber Tip Line report showed that Darrington uploaded the image of child pornography to a website chatroom. When law enforcement interviewed Darrington, they say he admitted that he uploaded an image of child pornography. They also say a search of his phone and computer also uncovered that additional images of child pornography had been on his cell phone.
ORIGINAL STORY:
The Lyon County Sheriff’s Office says the vice principal of Yerington Intermediate School has been arrested in connection with a child pornography investigation.
Deputies say 54-year-old Scott Darrington was taken into custody Thursday pursuant to that investigation.
Darrington is currently being held at the Lyon County Jail on two charges of possession of child pornography and one charge of distributing materials depicting pornography involving a minor child. His bail is set at $80,000.
The Lyon County School District is aware of this criminal investigation and the subsequent arrest of Darrington. Additionally, authorities there are no indications that there are any local victims regarding this case.
The Department of Homeland Security, Washoe County Sheriff’s Office and Sparks Police Department are also assisting in the investigation.
If you have any information that can help authorities, call the Lyon County Sheriff's Office at 775-463-6600.
A screenshot below shows his school biography page.
