Child porn case, school administrator charged

Union Grove School Administrator Thomas Johnson arrested yesterday, and today he is charged with two counts of possession of child pornography. Our Racine Kenosha County reporter Ben Hanson has search warrants that give us a lot more information behind this case. Two charges of child pornography have now been officially filed against Union Grove School Administrator Thomas Johnson. Search warrants showed that this entire investigation was triggered by an anonymous letter sent to Union Grove School District leadership and Johnson's wife on October 21st. The author saying in this letter they found what they thought were inappropriate messages and photos between Johnson and past and current students on his phone. This is where investigators would eventually find the child pornography, but police didn't say whether these images were of students. The author of the letter also saying they've been having an affair with Johnson for several years. When police interviewed Johnson on October 23rd and 26th, he admitted to having an affair with a teacher at Union Grove Elementary School for six years. He also said he didn't know who wrote the letter. When investigators talked to the woman that Johnson had been having an affair with, she indicated she didn't write the letter. In the letter, the author said Johnson would fire them if they told anyone about the texts and photos to students on his phone. It also details marital problems between Johnson and his wife and that he is a quote, very heavy drinker. The woman also said she didn't know about Johnson's personal life or drinking habits. In the warrant, the investigator said he believes that this woman may have written the letter and that she was not being forthcoming. Union Grove Principal Tom Blair has stepped in as acting school administrator, and Johnson is expected in court on November 12th. In Kenosha County, Ben Hanson, Fox 6 News. Ben, thank you. A new report is shedding light on the challenges of preventing domestic violence deaths in Milwaukee before they turn deadly. Fox 6 investigator Nicole Herzog joining us now live from the newsroom to break down the findings. What did you learn? Yeah, Ted and Mary, we learned from this report that Milwaukee's domestic violence high risk team operated through Sojourner Family Peace Center is seeing more than twice as many cases as it did six years ago. Repeat cases make up a third of that number. Now the report found three victims who had previously been identified as high risk were murdered by their abuser, which The group says is a low homicide rate in comparison to the 10,000 high-risk cases identified since the team was created. But advocates say the risk of death significantly increases when victims aren't connected with services and support. A trend that is concerning to me is that the reality is that most of the couples for whom someone ends up dying were not known to Sojourner. They were not known to law enforcement prior to that lethal incident. The report finds the team was typically brought in only after law enforcement responded to a particularly deadly or abusive incident. The group says one of its goals is to intervene earlier before an emergency response is necessary. For now, live in the newsroom, Nicole Herzog, Fox 6 investigators. All right, Nicole, thank you. We should point out Sojourner offers a 24-hour hotline and crisis shelter for those in need of support. Yeah, we have those details on our website, fox6now.com and our Fox local app. Nicole, thank you.