Indictment: Former State Employee Viewed Child Pornography On Work Computer, Personal Devices

A former state employee allegedly viewed child pornography on his personal computer and work computer.

Stephen Wayne Cormack, 70, of the unit block of Lyndale Avenue in Nottingham, was initially indicted in May, with subsequent superseding indictments in June and September, Attorney General Brian Frosh said. Cormack faces 10 counts of possession of child pornography.

In February, someone called Maryland State Police to report they saw Cormack viewing child pornography on his work computer in the Maryland Department of General Services. State troopers met with that individual and determined Cormack had searched for images of child pornography on multiple occasions in his Baltimore office.

In May, a Baltimore City grand jury indicted Cormack on charges related to his work computer. Investigators then obtained a warrant for his personal electronic devices, which allegedly contained more images of child pornography. Frosh returned to a Baltimore City grand jury.

In 1996, he admitted to sexually abusing boys ages 11 to 13 between 1979 and 1984, when he worked as a Baltimore County recreation counselor and volunteered for the Boy Scouts of America. He was sentenced to six months in jail and a year of home detention in that case. The Scouts banned him thereafter.

The latest superseding indictment was issued Sept. 9 by a Baltimore County grand jury. He was arrested Sept. 10 and held without bail until Monday, when a judge ordered him released on his own recognizance. An initial appearance is set for Oct. 15, with his trial to follow on Jan. 30, 2020 in Baltimore County Circuit Court.

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The Associated Press contributed to this report.