Teacher Facing Child Porn Charges Dies in Fall from Cliff

Jeffrey Whalen was found dead at the bottom of a 150-foot cliff in the Mohonk Preserve Saturday afternoon, according to news reports.

A resident and teacher in Yorktown, Whalen faced child porn charges as a result of a county investigation into a porn video he is alleged to have shared online.

The two charges in the complaint are promoting an obscene sexual performance by a child, a class D felony, and possessing an obscene sexual performance by a child, a class E felony,

The Westchester County District Attorney alleged in the complaint that in August Whalen promoted a video showing a girl’s genitals on a torrent site. The girl appeared to be 8 to 10 years old.

Whalen, 45, was on administrative leave from his job at Crompond Elementary School.

SEE: Yorktown Elementary Teacher Faces Child Porn Charges

According to nbcnewyork.com, Yorktown Schools Superintendent Ralph Napolitano sent an email to parents Sunday about Whalen’s hiking accident. The district’s schools will have a crisis team available for students.