The Department of Human Services for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania referred Berks County Detectives to an investigation after receiving a Childline report on September 19, 2022, stating that a teacher at Central Middle School in the Reading School District had communicated inappropriately with a 13-year-old student.
The 13-year-old victim was the subject of a forensic interview on September 22, 2022, at the Berks County Children’s Alliance Center in Reading, Pennsylvania.
Detectives claim that during this interview, the young victim stated that they had started a connection with Reading resident Michael J. Conner, Jr., 38, after corresponding with him on social media.
The young victim said that this friendship ultimately took a sexual turn. The young victim revealed that the teacher had sent him photographs and videos of himself engaging in sexual actions and that he had asked for reciprocal films. It was also revealed that the defendant frequently picked up the young victim after school and drove them to a remote spot in his car. He is accused of abusing the young victim sexually during one of these sessions.
The examination included an assessment of the content from mobile phones. It was found that the defendant and the young victim had a lot of sexually explicit conversations.
Since 2020, Conner has worked for the district as a teacher of fifth grade. According to detectives, the Reading School District has cooperated fully in this inquiry.
On Monday, October 17, 2022, Michael J. Conner Jr. was charged with Indecent Assault, Corruption of Minors, Aggravated Indecent Assault, Institutional Sexual Assault, Sexual Abuse of Children, and Tampering with or Fabricating Physical Evidence. In front of the Berks County Detectives, he turned himself in.
Conners is currently awaiting his arraignment at the Berks County Sheriff’s Central Processing Center.
Last known contact info
Address: 2300 Reading Ave Apt D15 Reading, PA 19609
Phone: (610) 823-6130
Email: kprsr08@comcast.net
