‘Hiding in plain sight’: Millard Public Schools moves to terminate teacher accused of generating child pornography
By Madison Perales
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OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — Millard Public Schools said the teacher accused of generating child pornography has been “removed, and we are proceeding with termination and cancellation of his contract.”
A parent comes forward with student concerns about a Millard Public Schools’ teacher.
Forty-seven-year-old Matthew Lund was arrested Wednesday for alleged child pornography.
KETV NewsWatch 7 exclusively sat down with this parent on what kids told each other leading up to Lund’s arrest.
In court Thursday, the judge ordered a $1 million bond on Matthew Lund’s case after prosecutors revealed he had allegedly generated artificial intelligence child pornography on his schoolwork laptop and was masturbating to the footage while at work.
The court ordered Lund to have no contact with anyone under the age of 19 and to have a GPS tracker.
“He was hiding in plain sight,” said a Millard Public Schools parent who wants to remain anonymous for her child’s privacy.
She said Matthew Lund ran a club her child attended, adding he was upset once he learned the news of Lund’s arrest.
“He can’t believe that someone he trusted to keep him safe would do something like this,” she said.
We’re not showing the parent’s face or using her name to protect her child’s privacy.
She said other people had questions about Lund, and showed us a TikTok from March using Lund’s face in a video captioned, “Mr. Lund when he sees 8th grade girls in Nike pros.”
“He made a lot of kids uncomfortable, including my son, but he couldn’t quite say why. It, just, something was off,” the parent said.
In court, the prosecuting attorney said law enforcement in February got a cyber tip that Lund was using his work computer to upload AI-generated child pornography.
The tip included explicit content featuring AI-generated content of children ranging from three to 10-year-old boys; the warrant found more.
“One hundred four files consisting with child sexual assault material were located, depicting children ranging from infants to approximately 12 years old,” the prosecuting attorney said in court.
It was also disclosed in court that Lund admitted to generating the content and to masturbating at work.
“You think you’re dropping your kids off and those teachers are going to protect your kids,” the parent said.
She said she wants a better vetting policy.
“Can they mandate them to see a therapist and make sure that they’re, you know, of sound mind and okay to be around kids? I don’t know, but it’d be cool if they could,” she said.
In a statement to KETV, Millard Public Schools said, “All staff go through a thorough background check during the hiring process. Millard maintains open communication with law enforcement and regulatory agencies that alert us to any ongoing concern. Additionally, Millard is diligent about investigating all concerns brought to us.”
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