Former children's museum director pleads not guilty to child pornography charge
Former children’s museum director pleads not guilty to child pornography charge elisfkc2 / Flickr / CC BY-SA 2.0 Robert Eckert, 56, of Simsbury, is being charged with distribution of child pornography. The U.S. Dept. of Justice said Eckert faced a judge this week, entering a not guilty plea. Eckert is accused of using multiple online platforms to “distribute images of child sexual abuse and to communicate with others about the distribution of child pornography,” authorities said. He’s also accused of accessing these online platforms on his phone, at his house, and at the Lutz Childr...