EBENSBURG, Pa. (AP) — A former teacher already facing charges that he raped a 15-year-old boy in his apartment is now facing unrelated charged that he had 48 photos of nude boys on his cell phone.
The attorney for 27-year-old Shane Putorek, of Patton, says his client is undergoing sexual behavior counseling and waived his right to a preliminary hearing on the new charges so they can see and evaluate the evidence against him.
Putorek was a music teacher in the Harmony School District before he was arrested earlier this year on charges he assaulted the boy.
He was arraigned Monday on the new child pornography charges.
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