

said in a statement the district learned Sunday that "one of our professional employees was charged with several felonies of the third degree" but noted it could not release information about the personnel matter. He also has worked as a receptionist at the Loyalhanna Care Center and a part-time clerk in the Indiana County treasurer's office. According to his profile on the site, he previously was a substitute teacher at Derry Area School District and had student teaching experience at Jeannette, Homer-Center, Gateway and Greensburg- Salem schools.

He is listed on the Homer-Center School District website as a high school business teacher who joined the district faculty in August 2016.

21.Įfforts to reach Kirkland by phone were unsuccessful. Kirkland was arraigned Monday before Derry Township District Judge Kelly Tua Hammers and was released on $10,000 unsecured bond. Kirkland was asleep in a bedroom there and, when interviewed, admitted to possessing, viewing and storing the reported videos on his Google Drive through multiple devices, police said. Investigators with the state police Computer Crime Task Force traced the user's account to an address on Barnhart Road in Derry Township, where they served a search warrant on Sunday. The Google report indicated multiple files of apparent child pornography were uploaded to the account between mid-July and Aug.
