‘SESAME STREET,’ DISNEY MUSIC COMPOSER CHARGED WITH MAKING AND DISTRIBUTING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY OF 4-YEAR-OLD GIRL IN HANDCUFFS (Emmy and Grammy-award winning composer pleaded not-guilty to all charges)

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Fernando Rivas, a 59 year old former Porter-Gaud School instructor and local composer, hasbeen charged with producing, distributing and possessing child pornography.  Police discoveredphotographs of a 4 year old girl naked and restrained in handcuffs and other bondage-typedevises.  He pleaded not guilty to the charges, which also included production anddistribution of child pornography and is currently under house arrest.