{"id":433459,"date":"2026-09-12T02:32:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-12T02:32:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/433459\/"},"modified":"2026-09-12T02:32:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T02:32:12","slug":"university-of-houston-removes-professor-over-child-abuse-material-allegations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/433459\/","title":{"rendered":"University of Houston removes professor over child abuse material allegations"},"content":{"rendered":"

A University of Houston <\/a>adjunct professor has been suspended over allegations of possessing child abuse material after he was confronted on campus by a social media predator catcher.<\/a><\/p>\n

On September 10, videos and photos of a social media child predator catcher confronting a man on the UH campus made their rounds on the University of Houston subreddit. The man confronting the adjunct professor was identified as Alex Rosen, founder of the Houston-based organization Predator Poachers, which conducts sting operations on adults who seek sexual activities with minors. The sting operations are streamed on Kick and posted to YouTube for entertainment.<\/p>\n

Rosen reportedly entered the classroom with a film crew around 11:30 a.m. while the professor was lecturing, and the class was dismissed. Students later saw Rosen sitting with the professor. The entire confrontation was live-streamed. The professor is on video admitting to buying child porn and messaging minors.<\/p>\n

The University of Houston is investigating the allegations<\/p>\n

The Cougar reported<\/a> that after the allegations went public, UHPD removed the adjunct faculty member and Ph.D. candidate from campus. The University is currently investigating the allegations.<\/p>\n

“The University of Houston is aware of a concerning video involving an adjunct faculty member who is also a graduate student. The video involves discussion of child sexual exploitation and child sexual abuse materials,” said a University spokesperson told The Cougar. “UH Police responded to the place where the video was being made in progress.”<\/p>\n

The University of Houston further addressed the allegations on the morning of Sept. 11. According to the statement, the University is contacting the Harris County District Attorney about the allegations.<\/p>\n

“We take allegations involving child exploitation, abuse and child sexual abuse materials extremely seriously,” according to a Friday morning statement from the university. “We have zero tolerance for this type of activity, and the individual was immediately suspended from the classroom.”<\/p>\n

Rosen told ABC13 Eye Witness News<\/a> that his group has been messaging the adjunct professor since March. Rosen said that his team identified themselves as a 13-year-old and alleged that the professor solicited sex acts through Discord messages. Rosen then revealed that, after the professor bailed on a meetup agreed upon through messages, the predator group decided to confront him on campus.<\/p>\n

“We waited for him to stop talking and then we went up and basically pulled him out of class. He agreed to talk to us,” Rosen said. “I gave the signal to one of my guys to call the cops when we think he said enough to authenticate the messages.”<\/p>\n

No charges have been filed against the professor as of reporting.<\/p>\n

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