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| Matthew Lyons |
I am beginning to think that most people on the sex offender registry are cops. Click the "/Crime-Police" link above to see what I am talking about.
09/20/2011
By Melanie Woodrow
Isle of Wight County Deputy has resigned
ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY (WAVY) - Virginia State Police are investigating a former Isle of Wight County Sheriff's Deputy on child pornography allegations.
According to Sheriff Charlie Phelps, Deputy Matthew Lyons resigned Monday, following a year of service with the sheriff's office.
A fellow deputy saw some concerning activity on a shared computer; online conversations in which Lyons allegedly solicited child pornography.
"The deputies are aware of what went on and they know that it's not going to be tolerated if any of them are thinking or participating in it, but I have no reason to believe that anybody else is," Phelps said.
The Virginia State Police High Tech Crimes Unit seized Lyons' personal computer. So far, no arrest has been made.
10 On Your Side went to Lyons' home where a Sheriff Phelps campaign sign remained posted outside, along with a child's toy. No one answered the door.
