Bucks Co. Teacher Facing Child Porn Charges Arrested By FBI

BUCKS COUNTY, PA — A longtime Bucks County Catholic school teacher who was scheduled for a hearing to answer child pornography charges on Monday was arrested by the FBI before his court appearance, according to authorities and a report.

Richard Adamsky, a teacher at Nativity of Our Lord Parish School in Warminster, was arrested by the Warminster Police Department at his home in late June. He faces felony criminal charges of having "hundreds of images" of child pornography and for the criminal use of a communications device, authorities said.

Adamsky, 65, was scheduled for a preliminary hearing at 1 p.m. Monday in Warminster. Before the hearing, though, Adamsky was taken into custody by federal agents, authorities said.

Authorities said his case was continued for 30 days. Once Adamsky is indicted by the federal government, the Bucks County District Attorney's Office will withdraw its charges, and the case will be in the hands of federal officials.

Adamsky’s attorney, Christopher Serpico, told NBC10 Philadelphia that he was shocked when he found out his client was gone.

“I’m not aware of any new charges," Serpico told NBC10. "It seems to me that the charges that have been filed against him by the Department of Justice are the very same charges that have been filed by the Bucks County District Attorney's Office."

Adamsky coached football, softball, basketball, and track and field at Nativity as well as Archbishop Wood High School in Warminster, the Warrington Athletic Association, Lenape Middle School in Central Bucks, the Bucks County District Attorney's Office said.

The images found on electronic devices belonging to Adamsky were of girls in the same age group that he taught at the Nativity of Our Lord Catholic School on Street Road in Warminster, authorities said.

The investigation into Adamsky began on March 30, 2025, when the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) reported to law enforcement the possible downloading or obtaining of child sexual abuse material. Investigators tracked the IP address of the person who uploaded the image to Adamsky’s home in Warminster, according to the criminal complaint.

Adamsky has been a teacher at the school for over 40 years and was a staff member through the end of the school year, officials confirmed.