PHILADELPHIA (PA)
KYW-TV, CBS-3 [Philadelphia PA]
June 25, 2025
By Nikki DeMentri and Casey Kuhn
A Catholic school teacher and coach was arrested Wednesday for allegedly possessing and distributing child sexual abuse material, Buck County officials announced.
Richard Adamsky, 65, of Warminster, is charged with felony counts of possession of child sexual abuse material and criminal use of a communication facility, the Bucks County district attorney’s office said in a statement.
Adamsky was a teacher and coach at Nativity of Our Lord Catholic School in Warminster, the DA’s office said. He was a coach for various boys and girls sports teams in the county, including football and track and field.
Court documents reveal the Catholic school teacher admitted to saving hundreds of sexually explicit images of children over the last four to five years.
In March, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children “reported possible downloading or obtaining” of child pornography. That IP address eventually led to Adamsky.
Investigators with the Bucks County district attorney’s office weren’t notified until mid-May of the tip. Investigators executed search warrants at his Warminster home Wednesday.
Court records show Adamsky was unable to post bail and remains at the county jail.
“We know his reach is far when it comes to being in contact with children. At this juncture, we have no information to indicate hands-on perpetration of sexual offenses committed against children,” Bucks County DA Jennifer Schorn said. “Now, that does not mean to suggest for any minute that we don’t take the crimes that he’s charged with very serious and very concerning.”
The investigation is ongoing, and the DA’s office asks anyone with information to call Warminster Detective Stephen Wojciechowski at 215-672-1000.
“Neither the school, nor the parish, nor the Archdiocese had any indication of alleged wrongdoing on Mr. Adamsky’s part until being notified of his arrest earlier today,” the Archdiocese of Philadelphia said in a statement.
Adamsky is on administrative leave pending the outcome of the case, and the archdiocese is cooperating with law enforcement, the statement said.
The statement continues:
“Based on information provided by law enforcement, it is our understanding that these activities involved Mr. Adamsky’s personal electronic devices only and that there were no allegations that he had physically harmed a minor.
“As a condition of his employment, Mr. Adamsky had up-to-date criminal background checks and child abuse clearances on file. Additionally, no complaints of inappropriate behavior with minors had ever been lodged against him. …
“These charges are serious and disturbing. The Archdiocese is cooperating with law enforcement and remains fervently committed to preventing child abuse as well as protecting the children and young people entrusted to its care. Child pornography is a scourge that must be eradicated.”
A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Aug. 4.
Nikki DeMentri is a general assignment reporter with CBS Philadelphia. The Central New Jersey native is thrilled she is sharing the stories of where she grew up.