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"Seriously creepy.\r\n56-year-old William Blankinship, a TV editor who worked on TLC&amp;apos;s Jon and Kate Plus 8 and other family-oriented reality shows, was arrested Oct. 21 on child porn-related charges, documents obtained by RadarOnline confirm.\r\n\r\nBlankinship has been charged with 10 counts of sex exploit of a minor, meaning he possessed photos and/or video of a minor engaged in sexual activity.  A subcontractor for Figure 8 Films, Blankenship edited such TLC shows as the Gosselin-family smash Jon and Kate Plus 8, its spinoff Kate Plus 8, 17 Kids and Counting and Table for 12.\r\n\r\nNo bond has been set for the accused man; he is likely &amp;quot;under the authority of the U.S. Marshals&amp;quot; until trial, a spokesperson for the Federal Bureau of Prisons told Radar.\r\n&amp;quot;Bill Blankinship was employed by Serious Robots, with whom Figure 8 Films subcontract for editing services.  Upon learning of the shocking allegations his employment was terminated,&amp;quot; Figure 8 films said in a statement.\r\n\r\nHe was never in contact with the famous eight Gosselin kids or any other of TLC&amp;apos;s stars, the statement added.  &amp;quot;At no time was this man ever in the field or in direct contact with any of the talent for any of our productions.&amp;quot;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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