TPS teacher pleads not guilty to child porn

12/21/2012

A suspended Toledo Public Schools teacher pleaded not guilty in U.S. District Court in Toledo this week to charges related to child pornography.

Bruce Omlor, 49, was charged with one count each of receipt, distribution, and possession of child pornography. According to the indictment, the charges relate to conduct that occurred between June, 2009, and April, 2012.

In a Wednesday hearing before Magistrate Judge Vernelis Armstong, Mr. Omlor pleaded not guilty and was released on a $20,000 unsecured bond. As part of Mr. Omlor’s release, the judge imposed multiple conditions, including home detention, no contact with minors, and computer restrictions. No trial date was set.

Mr. Omlor was a special education teacher at Riverside Elementary School. District officials said that Mr. Omlor, who had been suspended with pay since April, was suspended without pay as of Dec. 7.