Ex-teacher pleads in child porn case
Ex-teacher pleads in child porn case
CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. (AP) — A former central Pennsylvania high school Spanish teacher has pleaded guilty to a federal charge of receiving child pornography.
The (Chambersburg) Public Opinion says Jeffrey Schmutzler of Fayetteville hasn’t yet been sentenced after entering the plea July 29.
Schmutzler, who taught at Chambersburg Area Senior High School, was charged earlier this year with distributing and receiving child pornography.
Federal prosecutors alleged that he used a computer program to superimpose the faces of students on child pornography which he then sent to others. They also alleged that he wrote fake fantasy stories about the students.
Investigators said earlier they didn’t believe Schmutzler had inappropriate physical contact with students.