Pittsburgh-Area School Custodian Facing Child Porn Charges

WHITEHALL, PA — A Baldwin-Whitehall School District custodian has been arrested on child pornography charges.

Michael Siar, 55, is charged with 22 counts of child pornography possession and three counts of criminal use of communication facility.

According to the Whitehall Police Department, Siar was immediately placed on administrative leave the day the search of his devices were executed. warrant was executed. He had no access to Baldwin–Whitehall school facilities during the investigation.

Whitehall Police and assisting federal partners do not believe any of the images or videos found on Siar’s personal electronic devices were connected to his employment with the district.

This investigation began in April when Whitehall police learned from the National Center for Missing and Exploited that 13 cyber tips identified Siar as a person who may possess child sexual abuse material.

Whitehall Police investigators, with the assistance from the FBI Greater Pittsburgh Child

Thousands of images and videos of young children engaged in various sexual acts were found on the seized devices during a 4-month forensic examination led by the United States Secret Service and Whitehall police investigators.