Man Who Showed Kids His Genitals At Cynwyd Elementary Sentenced

BALA CYNWYD, PA — A former Montgomery Early Learning Centers worker who pleaded guilty to showing his genitals to young students was hit with a prison sentence recently, court records show.

Darrien Glover, 25, of Philadelphia, was sentenced to one to three years in prison, as well nine years of probation and an evaluation for sex offender treatment, according to court documents.

Glover pleaded guilty to unlawful contact with a minor, corruption of minors, indecent assault of a child, endangering the welfare of a child, and attempted indecent exposure in connection on Jan. 15, records show.

The charges were filed in November 2017 after local authorities learned Glover exposed himself to MELC students on separate occasions at Cynwyd Elementary School in early 2017.

Glover showed a female student his underwear on one occasion and his genitals on another.

Montgomery Early Learning Centers CEO Ann O'Brien said once the organization learned of the allegations against Glover, he was suspended and subsequently terminated.

After those charges were filed, more victims came forward, testifying that they were abused while enrolled in MELC programming leading to additional charged being filed in December 2017.

One student said Glover grabbed her buttocks while the other said he put his hand down her pants and underwear.

After parents expressed concerns over the handling of the previously announced charges, the MELC has enacted the following polices:

• Created an email address for you to communicate directly with MELC senior staff. The email address is feedback@melc.org and is will be reviewed daily by MELC's Chief Program Officer, Judy Witmer;
• began posting staff photo boards at each site with the full names of staff working that day; all sites will have staff photo boards by the end of this week;
• deployed members of MELC's management team on a rotating basis to each Lower Merion site;
• coordinated with Mission Kids to provide additional sexual abuse prevention training to all of our staff through the Darkness to Light program.

Glover was hired as a part-time Assistant Teacher in March 2014, according to MELC officials. He cleared all state-mandated background checks, officials said

While with MELC, he worked at Cynwyd, Summer Camp, and in combined Perk Days at Belmont Hills and Cynwyd.

Image via Lower Merion Police