18-05-2025
The license status of a Broward doctor facing child pornography charges
The doctor accused of possessing over 200 files of child sex abuse material will keep fighting the criminal charges, but has given up on continuing his medical career.
Former Broward Health North anesthesiologist David Rerko has surrendered his medical licenses in Florida and Mississippi. Rerko, licensed in Florida since 2006, was already under Florida Department of Health investigation after his Sept. 12 arrest by Broward Sheriff's Office at his since-sold Lighthouse Point home.
'Rerko was violating Yahoo Inc.'s terms of use by uploading videos and images of child pornography,' the Department of Health investigation report said. 'During the search, 122 files of child pornography and 117 files of child erotica were discovered. Rerko may be impaired.'
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In criminal court, where he's being represented by attorney Lawrence Schweiker, Rerko has pleaded not guilty to 10 counts of possession of child pornography and one count of using a computer to possess or distribute child pornography. Rerko has been on house arrest since posting $110,000 bond on Sept. 16.
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Arrest paperwork says Yahoo tipped the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that email address had uploaded videos and photos of child sex abuse material. Investigators found that the user of that email address had been emailing to himself videos and photos of girls 10 to 13 years old from March 2017 through August 2024.
Rerko, arrest paperwork said, admitted to investigators that was his email account and he'd been the sole user for 10 years. But, when asked about child abuse sex material, the arrest report said, 'he stated he did not know about the images/videos and asked for an attorney.'
