SPRINGVILLE, N.Y. (WKBW) — The U.S. Attorney's Office announced that 45-year-old Frank E. Noeson III of Holland was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with possession of child pornography.
According to the U.S Attorney's Office, Noesen is a fifth-grade teacher in the Springville Griffith-Institute Central School District and had been communicating with a 15-year-old girl in Dover, N.H. on Snapchat since at least January 2023. As part of the communications, Noesen is accused of directing the girl to send pictures and videos that constituted child pornography. He also allegedly sent multiple sexually explicit images of himself to the victim through Snapchat.
The U.S. Attorney's Office said on April 19, the FBI Miami Field Office alerted the FBI Buffalo Field Office about Noeson and its investigation. Two search warrants were executed on April 21 and Noeson's cell phone was seized. Multiple sexually explicit conversations between Noeson and the victim on Snapchat, which had been occurring since at least August 2022, were allegedly recovered.
Anyone with information in connection to this case is asked to contact the FBI at (716) 843-1611.
Noeson made an initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael J. Roemer and is being held pending a detention hearing on May 2.
The following statement was posted to the district's website on Friday:
"The Springville Griffith-Institute Central School District is aware that one of its employees was arrested today. The employee in question has been placed on administrative leave from work, and the school district has been informed that the allegations against the employee do not involve a district student. The school district will cooperate with law enforcement regarding its investigation, and will have no further comment at this time regarding this personnel matter."
