Albemarle County, Va. – A longtime University of Virginia film professor was arrested Tuesday amid allegations that he was in possession of child pornography.
- 72-year-old Walter Francis Korte Jr. was arrested Tuesday and charged with two counts of possessing child pornography
- According to police, the investigation started Friday, July 29
- Police executed search warrants at Korte’s home and at his office in the university
- University of Virgina placed Korte on administrative leave, according to authorities
- Korte is being held at the Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail without bail
- This isn’t the first UVA employee to be arrested for similar charges; UVA Associate Dean Michael Morris was sentenced to eight years in prison for possessing and distributing child porn
I really hope that no one was harmed. I would hope the allegations aren’t true. Should they be true, I’m really disappointed and I’m sad to hear and I’m a little angry. – Former Student Janine Docimo
- According to UVA, Korte has been the director of film studies in the Department of Drama since 1970, and was a program advisor for the Virginia Film Festival since its inception in 1988
- A spokesperson for the festival said he hasn’t been associated with the festival for at least the past eight years