Politician investigated about nude image during school lecture

NORWALK, Ohio (AP) -- The Ohio State Highway Patrol confirms they are looking into an incident which occurred in Norwalk Tuesday.

State Representative Matt Barrett was giving a lecture to the Senior Government Class at Norwalk High when he inserted a data memory stick into a computer and the projected image of a nude woman appeared on the screen.

The patrol says the memory stick, along with at least one school computer used Tuesday were confiscated and are being examined.

Investigators interviewed Barrett as well as others in the classroom at the time of the lecture to determine if the image of the woman came from the memory stick or the school computer.

The school's technology director looked at the memory stick and determined that it had a directory of nude images.

Barrett tells Channel 3 News that he reported the incident to the school principal as well as the Superintendent. Norwalk Police were called to the scene as well and eventually the Ohio State Highway Patrol.

Barrett says the stick was a gift and he has no idea where the images came from but hopefully the Norwalk Police or OSP will have some answers for him within a few days as to what caused the glitch and where the image originated.