The Fayette County School System is reporting that a former Bennett’s Mill Middle School teacher who resigned in November 2014 had been under investigation for child pornography by a federal agency. His alleged activities did not involve students or the school system.
Spokesperson Melinda Berry-Dreisbach on May 21 said the school system was informed by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in November that former Bennett’s Mill technology teacher Paul Handley was under investigation for child pornography.
“This did not involve any students at the school or in our school system and the pornography was not distributed through our school network. The federal authorities confirmed this,” Berry-Dreisbach said.
Berry-Dreisbach said Handley was questioned about the allegations and immediately submitted his resignation in November.
Berry-Dreisbach said the school system has no further information on the status of the investigation since Handley is no longer employed by the school system.
