Childcare Worker Sought After Child Porn Discovered

fredhardy.jpgA 29-year-old man who worked for a high-end Manhattan childcare service is on the run after cops were notified his home computer contained thousands of child pornography images. Fred Hardy worked for the Lipton Child Care Center on 55th St. and Park Ave. in Manhattan. When police arrived to question him about the trove of disgusting images on May 15th, his employers at Lipton said that he'd been fired that day.

Hardy's hard drive was reportedly stuffed with thousands of pictures of boys--ranging from infants to young teenagers--being sexually assaulted by adults. There's little news on the origins of the images, but a spokeswoman for Lipton's parent company said that there was no indication that any of them involved children Hardy worked with at Lipton.

Lipton Childcare Facility's clients match the profile of its Park Ave. address and include companies like The New York Times, prominent law firms, the New York Stock Exchange, and professional sports franchises. Hardy lived across town on 9th Ave., but hasn't been spotted at the address since the police searched his apartment.

It was his roommate, Tom Lisa, who turned him in to the cops. Lisa told the Post "I see his computer is on and I see a picture of two underage boys having sex with each other. At first I thought it was a novelty, like he was curious, but then I look further and I see more pictures and videos - I felt sick."

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The fucker has travelled, including stints in New Mexico. You can bet he's going to act on his fantasies. The more desperate he becomes, the less he has to lose, the more likely there will be victims.

Sick white dudes. Say all may about blacks murdering and robbing but white guys take the cake when it comes to the really sick sh1t. Congratulations!

Yeh and by the looks of the guy who wrote this article, I wouldn't be surprised if his laptop gets seized by the authorities in the near future LOL

Hey look it's Christmas for dooWOP.

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Why would a day care even hire a man this age? There is no good reason why a man this age would want a low paying job with children.

If I have kids, no way will I send them to a day care with men working there, it's not perfect, but it's a start.

Men can't be around children, OTC? Ever heard of a Father?

Are you kidding me? Does anyone check what they write. "Lipton's hard drive was reportedly stuffed with thousands of pictures..."
They mean Hardy's hard drive I hope.

Indeed, "Hardy's hard drive." Thanks

I used to work with this guy back when he was living in New Mexico. I never would have thought that he would be capable of something like this. He was great with the kids. Crazy...

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