MSP: Hartford teacher charged for child pornography

Madalyn Buursma
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HARTFORD, Mich. (WOOD) — A middle school teacher in Hartford faces several charges related to child pornography, police say.

Phil Joel McAndrew, 50, has been charged with three counts of aggravated distributing of child sexually abusive activity, three counts of aggravated possession of child sexually abusive material and two counts of using computers to commit a crime, court records show.

He was arraigned on the eight charges, all felonies, Monday. His bond has been set at $50,000.

McAndrew is a middle school teacher in Hartford, Michigan State Police told News 8.

MSP in a release said he was investigated after the material was found on a computer at his home.

Parents are encouraged to talk to their children about using the internet safely, the MSP Computer Crimes Unit said. It pointed parents to resources to help keep their kids safe found at missingkids.org.

Anyone with information about possible child sexual exploitation should report it at missingkids.org/cybertipline.

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