Former Matthews middle school teacher sentenced to 6 years for child porn

INDIAN TRAIL, N.C. — A former Matthews middle school teacher will spend several years behind bars for receiving child pornography.

United States Attorney Andrew Murray announced Thursday that 27-year-old Christopher Muggler was sentenced to six years in prison and 10 years of supervised release.

Muggler, of Indian Trail, was also ordered to register as a sex offender after he completes his prison term.

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Muggler, a former teacher and coach at Covenant Day School in Matthews, pleaded guilty in February to receiving child pornography. According to court documents, FBI agents who were investigating a case of child exploitation learned that someone with the username “Muggadelphia12” was receiving child porn via Dropbox links, specifically videos that depicted young male victims being sexually abused.

Law enforcement linked that username to Muggler, who also volunteered with Christ Covenant Chuch.

On March 26, 2019, FBI agents executed a warrant at Muggler’s home and seized his two cell phones. Muggler was found to have 110 images and 34 videos of child pornography.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse, launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice.

For more information about Project Safe Childhood, click here.

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