‘Jeopardy!’ Champ Arrested On Child Porn Charges
deadline.comFormer Jeopardy! champ Winston Nguyen has been arrested on child porn charges, prosecutors said. Nguyen, 37, surrendered in Brooklyn today after a probe into accusations involving explicit photos and minors, authorities said.
Nguyen’s arrest comes a few years after he appeared twice on Jeopardy! and won one episode. Prosecutors claim Nguyen allegedly preyed upon six students from elite schools — including Saint Ann’s School in Brooklyn Heights, where he taught math to students.
Nguyen allegedly exchanged messages with students on Snapchat, pretending to be a teenager at least 11 times while trying to get students to send him photos.
His phone and other devices purportedly containing images of several minors were seized. He will be arraigned in Brooklyn Criminal Court on charges of using a child in a sexual performance and promoting a sexual performance by a child, among other counts.
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