A pediatric cardiac anesthesiologist at Boston's Children's Hospital who was arrested on charges of possessing and distributing child sexual abuse material has been fired from his job.
The 35-year-old physician made an initial appearance in court Friday and was detained pending a hearing Tuesday, the U.S. attorney's office said in a news release.
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The charges follow a search of Christopher Sheerer's home and phone. He is alleged to have knowingly distributed and possessed videos between July 1 and July 18.
Boston Children’s Hospital said in statement that it had terminated the man’s employment following his arrest.
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Sheerer had started a fellowship at the hospital on July 1 and had previously worked at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, according to a police affidavit filed in court.
A federal investigation began in Baltimore in May into a member of a group on an encrypted messaging app that required users to upload nude imagery of children. The anesthesiologist was identified as that user, the affidavit said.
A phone number for Sheerer could not be found. An email seeking comment from his attorney was left Saturday.
