Site last updated: Sunday, November 24, 2024

Log In

Reset Password
MENU
Butler County's great daily newspaper

Charges amended in case against former SV security guard

CRANBERRY TWP — Charges were amended Friday, Jan. 27, for a man accused of possessing and sharing nude photos of a female student while working for a private security company at Seneca Valley High School.

Matthew A. Cowan, 24, of Brackenridge, appeared for his preliminary hearing before District Judge Kevin Flaherty on charges filed by township police in December.

Cowan waived his right to a preliminary hearing Friday after Detective Matthew Irvin said his charges were being modified.

According to documents, Cowan initially was charged with felonies which included 14 counts of child pornography, 20 counts of disseminating photos of child sex acts and 20 counts of criminal use of a communication facility for incidents that occurred in 2021.

Cowan worked at the high school for Securitas Security Services USA, which provided security at the Seneca Valley campus, police said.

A female student, who was between 16 and 17 years old in 2021, told police she sent nude and sexually explicit photos to Cowan for about eight months before the beginning of the 2021 school year, according to the affidavit.

A portion of this article is shared with you as a digital media exclusive. Subscribe at butlereagle.com to read the full article. Click the link below to read the full article if you are already a subscriber.

Related Article: Charges amended in case against former SV security guard

More in Digital Media Exclusive

Subscribe to our Daily Newsletter

* indicates required
TODAY'S PHOTOS