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UPDATE 4/18:Beu filed a not guilty plea on March 28. He had a scheduled arraignment for Monday, April 18, but a written arraignment was filed.Beu's next court appearance is June 1, the first day of his jury trial.UPDATE 3/7: An affidavit outlines what led authorities to arrest a former Douglas County Corrections employee.Shawn Beu is accused of child exploitation of a minor and possession of sexually explicit material involving a minor.According to the affidavit, investigators got a tip about a possible child porn video showing a man that they say fits Beu's description.The affidavit says they tracked the video to Beu and say background clues in the video matched other photos in Beu's online storage.They issued a warrant for his arrest on February 26.Pottawattamie County Attorney Matt Wilbur says any further charges against Wilbur depend on what evidence is found on his computer.UPDATE 3/4:An additional arrest warrant was served for Douglas County Corrections employee Shawn Beu, according to the Council Bluffs Police Department.The warrant was for one count of sexual abuse in the second degree, which is a felony.Beu was served at Pottawattamie County Corrections, where he remains held on a $25,000 bond.Since Beu's arrest, Council Bluffs police have been contacted by concerned parents who have children that had contact with Beu in the past.Police are investigating an incident with one victim, and officials said so far no additional evidence has led to any other victims.**Previous Story**Authorities arrested a 12-year employee of the Douglas County Corrections Thursday morning.Sgt. Shawn S. Beu, 36, is accused of child exploitation of a minor and possession of sexually explicit material involving a minor.Authorities executed the search warrant at Beu’s home, in Council Bluffs, Thursday morning and carried several boxes out of the home.According to the Council Bluffs Police Department, the investigation began in December when the Department of Homeland Security received a tip from the National Center for Missing or Exploited Children.Beu is a guard at Douglas County Corrections. He's been with Douglas County since September 2003.KETV NewsWatch 7 spoke with the mother of Beu's son, who said he is a good father and she was shocked to hear he’d been arrested. Beu was active in the Council Bluffs community and volunteered at Rue Elementary School as part of the parent group, KETV NewsWatch 7 has learned. He also coached a T-ball team in 2013. Both the city and the schools conduct background checks and check sex offender registries. At the time of the check, Beu passed.Beu’s being held on $10,000 bond. Investigators with the Council Bluffs Police Department told KETV NewsWatch 7 they are going through all the evidence collected from his home.