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Auburn University professor arrested on child porn charges
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Auburn Police have arrested an Auburn University professor on felony warrants charging him with five counts of possession of child pornography.
The professor was identified as 42-year-old Amarjit Mishra and was arrested on June 2nd, 2022. The arrest stems from Auburn Police and members of the Alabama Internet Crimes Against Children task force initiating an investigation on March 24, 2022.
Amarjit Mishra was developed as a suspect, and he was subsequently arrested and charged. Mishra was transported to the Lee County Jail and held on a $50,000 bond.
Mishra was a professor in the Department of Pathobiology at the College of Veterinary Medicine and has been at the college since 2017.
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