Media Studies professor arrested for possession of child pornography

Professor Walter Korte teaches History of Film and Cinema as an Art Form

Yesterday morning, the Charlottesville Police Department arrested UVA Media Studies Professor Walter Korte on the charges of possession of child pornography.

Since, the Professor of History of Film and Cinema as an Art Form has been placed on administrative leave by the university and is being held in Albemarle Charlottesville Regional Jail.

Photo from UVA Drama Department

Korte has been the Director of Film Studies within the drama department at UVA for 46 years and advisor for the Virginia Film Festival for 26.

Read more about it here.

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