Former Lower Moreland Assistant Principal Guilty Of Improper Contact With Young Boys

A former vice principal in the Lower Moreland School District has admitted to having improper contact with two male students.

Hurst, 37, of Somerset Court in Montgomery County, pled guilty to two counts of corruption of a minor. He sent sexual text messages to two 13-year-old boys while working at Pennbrook Middle School between January 2009 and August 2010. 

Sentencing is scheduled for later this year, but it is unlikely he will get to work at a school again now that he's been convicted of two crimes against children.

Hurst was hired at Lower Moreland July 1, 2010. He went through numerous background checks with the school district and these records indicated no reports or any crimes, according the district.

Hurst remains free on $100,000 unsecured bail pending sentencing and could face a possible sentence of 5-10 years on the misdemeanor charges. A felony charge of endangering the welfare of children will be thrown out at sentencing.

Patch is waiting on a statement from Lower Moreland Superintendent Dr. Marykay Feeley regarding these recent developments.