FLORIDA
News-Journal
By Frank Fernandez
frank.fernandez@news-jrnl.com
Published: Wednesday, July 23, 2014
A retired Edgewater detective said he had a gut feeling but no evidence a decade ago when someone reported seeing Matthew Graziotti engaging in suspicious activity with a child at his home.
So, former Edgewater Detective Dan Blazi said Tuesday he was not surprised when he learned that Graziotti, a teacher at Warner Christian Academy in South Daytona, was arrested July 14 on federal charges of production, distribution, receipt and possession of child pornography.
“All of my instincts told me that I was dealing with a person that had a high potential of committing that, but the problem is you have to prove it,” Blazi said.
Graziotti, 43, has been suspended without pay from Warner Christian, where he was a teacher and director of the summer camp program. Graziotti is being held without bail at the Seminole County Jail and has a hearing set for 10 a.m. today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Thomas B. Smith at the federal courthouse in Orlando.
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