Schoharie custodian arrested for child porn

SCHOHARIE, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A custodian with the Schoharie Central School District was arrested Wednesday morning on child pornography charges not connected to Schoharie students, according to the Schoharie Central School District's website. James Letcho (Middleburgh, 50) faces multiple charges.

Police say Letcho was arrested following an investigation and a search warrant executed at his home in Middleburgh on Wednesday. Police say the investigation began after a cyber tip came from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

Charges:

• Promoting a sexual performance of a child
• Possessing of a sexual performance by a child

Letcho was arrested and processed at Cobleskill State Police. He was issued an appearance ticket returnable to the Middleburgh Town Court on May 9 and was released.

According to Schoharie Central School District's post, the longtime employee of the district has been placed on leave and was assigned to the day shift at the junior/senior high school. The district says he did not have direct contact with students as part of his assigned jobs.

“The safety and security of our students are the district’s number one priority," said Superintendent David M Blanchard. "This is a responsibility we do not take lightly. We will be in contact regularly with the state police as this investigation unfolds.”