No information yet on where Platshorn taught special education. 
June 18, 2008 - When the Reno, Nevada, Internet Crimes Task Force arrested eight men on suspicion and distribution of child pornography, one of those arrested was a former special education teacher who worked for the state as a mental health counselor.
Matthew Platshorn, 32, former state mental health counselor, was arrested in March. His father is Robert Platshorn, known as “Bobby Tuna,” who was the country’s longest serving marijuana offender who was released from federal prison earlier this year following a 1980 conviction in central Florida.
KTVN Reno story on the arrests: (June 18)
Serving 15 search warrants, deputies say they found more than 120,LINKS at story to Child Web Safety Answers and Child Web Safety Resources000 pictures and more than 9,000 videos of nude children, some engaged in sexual acts.
They expect more arrests to come in the operation dubbed "Northern Justice."
"There may be other sexual crimes or other crimes associated with these people that we're unaware of at this time," said Det. Dennis Carry.
The men arrested so far are described as collectors and distributors, not suspected of creating child porn- they don't have to.
Detectives say oftentimes the kids take nude pictures of themselves with a cell phone or a webcam... not thinking about the fact that whatever they capture can be copied and sent anywhere around the world once it's on the internet.
"It's out there forever at that point," adds Carry, "communicate to your kids. Encourage them not to put personal information or personal photos of themselves on the internet."
What may seem funny to a high school student may fuel the fantasies of a predator.
