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Miami Herald
26-06-2025
- Miami Herald
Catholic school teacher had child porn trove with hundreds of pics, PA cops say
A longtime Catholic school teacher accused of possessing hundreds of child pornography images told investigators he had 'too many' to count, Pennsylvania authorities say. Richard Adamsky, a 65-year-old teacher at Nativity of Our Lord Catholic School in Warminster, now faces felony charges of possession of child sexual abuse material and criminal use of a communication facility, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office. The Archdiocese of Philadelphia said Adamsky was placed on administrative leave after it learned of his arrest. The district attorney's office announced Adamsky's arrest Wednesday, June 25, following a three-month investigation that began when the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children tipped off officers about explicit activity on Adamsky's computer, according to an affidavit. The organization reported someone, later revealed to be Adamsky, had uploaded a child porn image into a reverse image search, authorities said. When officers executed a search warrant at Adamsky's home months later, the teacher said he had been searching and downloading child porn images to his computer for four to five years, according to the court documents. Adamsky told investigators that he had 'too many' child porn photos saved and had downloaded hundreds, police said. 'It shakes the foundation of your trust when you have an educator, especially an elementary school educator, engaging in this type of criminal conduct,' Bucks County District Attorney Jennifer Schorn said during a news conference, WFMZ reported. reported Adamsky taught eighth grade at the Catholic school and was also involved in athletic coaching. The images he was in possession of, according to investigators, involved victims the same age group as the children he taught. Attorney info was not listed for Adamsky as of June 26. Adamsky has been a teacher for more than 30 years, including three decades at Nativity of Our Lord School, WFMZ reported. He has been regarded highly, having been recognized as a 'Who's Who' of American Teachers, according to WPVI. The Archdiocese of Philadelphia called the allegations 'serious and disturbing,' saying it is cooperating in the investigation. The archdiocese said there were 'no complaints of inappropriate behavior with minors' against Adamsky. 'Neither the school, nor the parish, nor the Archdiocese had any indication of alleged wrongdoing on Mr. Adamsky's part until being notified of his arrest earlier today,' the archdiocese said in a statement. 'Based on information provided by law enforcement, it is our understanding that these activities involved Mr. Adamsky's personal electronic devices only and that there were no allegations that he had physically harmed a minor.'
Miami Herald
21-02-2025
- Automotive
- Miami Herald
Ice ‘missile' flies off car's roof, shattering quick-thinking driver's windshield
A Pennsylvania electrician narrowly avoided disaster on the highway when a chunk of ice rocketed off of a tractor-trailer and smashed through his windshield. Josh Keating was in his work van, driving on the interstate toward Allentown, when glass and ice suddenly exploded all around him, WFMZ reported. 'It could have knocked me out. It could have killed me,' Keating told the TV station. Keating was able to pull over, but he was in shock. EMS personnel who treated him afterward said his blood pressure was 168 over 90, according to WFMZ. 'I had an angel with me,' Keating told WNEP. 'The only thing I got was cuts and bruises basically on my hands because when it came through, I put my hand up to kind of catch the glass.' Under Pennsylvania law, drivers are required to clear ice and snow off their vehicles within 24 hours or face a $50 fine. If they don't and snow or ice injures or kills someone by flying off a moving car, the driver can face a fine of up to $1,500. 'It's a major safety concern when you aren't clearing your car, especially when you have some of the ice on top of snow,' Pennsylvania Department of Transportation spokesperson Sean Brown told WFMZ. 'They really become like missiles off your car.' Keating said he's become outspoken about the road hazard. 'Something that I'm gonna be doing from now on is educating and just talking about this to as many people as possible,' Keating told WNEP. 'Hopefully they get this to stop because this happens more often than not.' In a WNEP interview, Keating's mother Gloria Nace said he called her after the incident. 'I could tell as soon as I heard his voice that something was wrong,' she said. She said the dashcam footage of the incident made her feel as though her heart had stopped. In dashcam footage posted by ABC7 and widely shared across social media, the ice can be seen crashing through the driver's side of Keating's windshield, obstructing his vision. 'I could have lost him if he hadn't had his guardian angel with him and if he hadn't stayed composed and did exactly what he did, getting his van to the side of the road safely,' Nace told WNEP. Similar incidents have proven devastating for other drivers. In January, a 24-year-old Pennsylvania man went to the ICU after a sheet of ice from a truck smashed his windshield and crushed his face, according to WGAL. '(The impact) pushed him with such force, his seat completely back, with that much force,' his father Paul Hennel told the station. He is undergoing multiple facial reconstruction surgeries, according to a GoFundMe page. Paul Hennel told WGAL that he's urging people to protect themselves and others by clearing snow and ice from their cars. 'You would not want this to happen to your son or daughter, anyone that you love. It's something that could have been avoided.'
