Part 1 - @mcps @mocoboe Let's Review What You Knew About Former Broad Acres ES Teacher Richard Scherer Back in 2011 While We Wait for Your Official Statement.

The Parents' Coalition of Montgomery County, MD has obtained a copy of the Criminal Complaint and the Affidavit in support of the criminal complaint in the arrest of former MCPS Broad Acres Elementary School teacher Richard Scherer.  

The first thing we learn from this Affidavit is that a Grand Jury met and subpoenaed Richard Scherer's employment records from Montgomery County Public Schools.  MCPS responded to that subpoena on July 20, 2021.

Below is our first excerpt from the Affidavit.  

More excerpts from the Affidavit will follow in separate posts on this blog.    

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AFFIDAVIT IN SUPPORT OF A CRIMINAL COMPLAINT I, Randall E. Garver, being duly sworn, depose and say: 

1. I am a Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and entered on duty in May 2006. I am currently assigned to the Buffalo Field Office and work on cases associated with the Violent Crimes Against Children program, which targets individuals involved in the online sexual exploitation of children. As part of these duties, I have become involved in the investigation of suspected violations of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 2251, 2252, 2252A, 2422, 2423, and 2261. I have also participated in various FBI mandated and volunteer training for the investigation and enforcement of federal child pornography laws, Sexual Enticement, Travel to Engage in Illicit Sexual Conduct, and Cyberstalking laws in which computers or smartphones/devices are used for engaging in such violations of Federal law.

On July 20, 2021, pursuant to a Grand Jury subpoena issued in the Western District of New York, Montgomery County (Maryland) Public Schools (MCPS) provided records relating to SCHERER’s employment.