Former Volusia School Guardian Re-Arrested for Explicit Child Content

A man who used to be a school guardian in Volusia County has been arrested for a second time in connection to images of children in his possession. 51-year-old Denis Keeran has received 26 charges of possession of child sexual abuse content. Keeran’s first arrest came on October 10. The New Smyrna Beach Police Department took him into custody on four charges of possessing videos depicting sexual activity involving animals. He posted his $10,000 bond and was released the next day. On Tuesday Keeran was booked again, this time on over two dozen counts of possessing sexual content featuring minors. The material came to light after a search warrant was served for Keeran’s electronic devices. The warrant was executed at his Edgewater home. Over 30 of Keeran’s devices were seized by the Edgewater Police Department. Upon examining these devices, a cache was found containing over 1,600 images of child sexual abuse material, Edgewater police said. As of Wednesday evening Keeran remains in custody on $780,000 bond. These two recent arrests are the only ones he has on record in Volusia County. “There is no place in this society for those who prey upon and exploit children,” the Edgewater Police Department said in a statement. “EPD remains steadfast in our commitment to protecting the most vulnerable and ensuring those responsible are held accountable under the law.” Keeran first came under scrutiny after he was reportedly seen taking pictures of female students while serving as a school guardian at New Smyrna Beach High School. He was found to have allegedly taken over a hundred photos of students with his cell phone. Though the images were not explicit in nature and thus did not violate Florida law, the investigation eventually led police to the actual alleged illegal content. The subjects in the animal-related videos were said to have been adults. After his initial arrest Keeran was no longer allowed on-campus.