Crime & Safety

MA School Custodian Faces Child Porn Charges: Report

He was recently hired at Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School, according to WCVB.

A custodian who has worked at multiple schools in Central Massachusetts is facing child pornography charges, according to a report from WCVB.
A custodian who has worked at multiple schools in Central Massachusetts is facing child pornography charges, according to a report from WCVB. (Peter Senzamici/Patch)

WESTBOROUGH, MA — A custodian who has worked at multiple schools in Central Massachusetts is facing child pornography charges, according to a report from WCVB.

Luis Guncay-Barros, 25, of Westborough, was recently hired at Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School in Marlborough. He was charged with one count of possession of child pornography and held on $50,000 bail with conditions that he stay away from the school and anyone under the age of 16, according to the report.

Assabet Valley Regional School District confirmed that a member of the custodial staff who was hired two weeks ago was "arrested and charged with crimes against children," according to WCVB.

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The district superintendent told WCVB that there is no indication Assabet students were involved, as Guncay-Barros was assigned to the 3 to 11 p.m. shift.

WCVB reported that Guncay-Barros served as a custodian at two Westborough schools before resigning. He worked at Gibbons Middle School from July 2023 through April 2025 and at Fales Elementary School from April 2025 to mid-September.

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You can read the full story from WCVB here.

Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct the location of Assabet Valley Regional Technical School, which is in Marlborough.

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