Former Blackhawk School District teacher and coach facing child porn charges
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — State police arrested former Blackhawk School District substitute teacher and track coach, Joshua Andrews, on child pornography charges.
On June 9, state police got a tip from Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) regarding someone uploading child porn using a Yahoo account.
According to the criminal complaint, the 30-year-old Andrews of Beaver Falls is charged with 200 felony counts of possessing and disseminating child pornography, including photos and videos of child sex acts.
State police arrested him on Monday, October 17 following an investigation that allegedly revealed 2,345 images of child pornography. The criminal complaint says the charges date back to 2014 through July 19, 2022.
KDKA-TV has learned state police Computer Crimes Unit out of Meadville conducted the investigation. The superintendent released a statement on the school's website, saying:
"It's come to our attention today that a former substitute teacher and track (cross country) coach was charged with multiple counts related to child pornography. We have been advised by law enforcement that none of these charges involved blackhawk school district, it's students or staff."
Blackhawk's superintendent wouldn't confirm when Andrews stopped working for the district as a substitute teacher at Highland Middle School and as a track/cross country coach.
Andrews is out on bond, which was set at $250,000.
