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Nicholas Skirkanich, 43, of Ridgefield, appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge S. Dave Vatti in Bridgeport following his arrest, and was released on a $150,000 bond to home detention under electronic monitoring, the U.S. Attorney’s office said.

According to Director of Communications for Greenwich Public Schools Jonathan Supranowitz, Skirkanich is a math teacher at GHS and has been employed by the district since 2002. Supranowitz said in an email to Patch that Skirkanich was immediately placed on administrative leave.

“As alleged in court documents, in October 2022, an online service provider submitted a CyberTip to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) indicating that a TikTok video containing child sex abuse imagery was sent from Skirkanich’s email account to another email account,” the U.S. Attorney’s office said in a news release. “Subsequent investigation revealed that Skirkanich’s IP address and social media accounts were also used to facilitate Skirkanich’s possession of child pornography.”

Hearst CT reported that according to the complaint, Skirkanich met with law enforcement officials earlier this week and admitted to possessing the child sex abuse imagery on different email accounts and a Snapchat account.

Possession of child pornography carries a maximum prison term of 20 years.

This prosecution is part of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Project Safe Childhood Initiative, which is aimed at protecting children from sexual abuse and exploitation.

To report cases of child exploitation, click here.

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