Former Covenant Day teacher sentenced to six years in prison on child porn conviction
A former teacher at Covenant Day School in Matthews was sentenced Thursday to six years in prison for receiving child pornography, federal prosecutors in Charlotte said.
Christopher David Muggler, 27, of Indian Trail pleaded guilty to the charge in February.
In March 2019, FBI agents executed a search warrant at Muggler’s home after learning someone with the user name “Muggadelphia12” was receiving child pornography via Dropbox links, according to a news release Friday by U.S. Attorney Andrew Murray’s office. Agents seized two cell phones during the search.
Court records show Muggler had 110 images and 34 videos of child pornography.
Muggler was a middle school teacher and coach at Covenant Day and a youth volunteer at Christ Covenant Church, the school and church said in a statement when Muggler was arrested, Observer news partner WBTV reported.
“As a school we are deeply grieved and continue to prioritize the safety and security of our students,” Covenant Day officials said in a statement Friday. “We have no reason to believe that any of our students are or have been involved.”
On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Kenneth Bell also ordered Muggler to serve 10 years of supervised release after his prison term ends.
This story was originally published August 7, 2020 at 10:56 AM.