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Richard Ambler

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Former Parkway Substitute Teacher Sentenced In Child Porn Case

Richard Ambler will serve prison time plus supervised release.

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Missouri Tuesday announced that Richard Ambler, of Florissant, was sentenced to more than 12 years in federal prison for his role in transporting and receiving child pornography. (For instant news updates follow Patch on Facebook and Twitter.) Authorities say Ambler, who had been a substitute teacher in the Parkway School district at the middle school and high school level since 2009, was engaged in the activity between January and April of 2012 and entered guilty pleas to a pair of felony counts in September. At the time of his indictment, Parkway officials said he had been removed from the district's substitute roster. Following his release from federal prison Ambler will be on …

Thursday, May 3, 2012

Former Parkway Sub Indicted in Child Porn Case

Richard Ambler is scheduled to be in federal court Friday.

Editor's Note: The following article contains graphic content. A former substitute teacher for the Parkway School District has been indicted on charges of child pornography and is scheduled to be the subject of a preliminary hearing Friday. Richard Ambler, 49, of Florissant, served as a substitute teacher in the district from 2009 to 2010, Parkway spokesperson Cathy Kelly said. Kelly said that in light of the charges, Ambler has been disqualified from any future work opportunities within the district. (For updates, get Town and Country - Manchester Patch newsletter free to your inbox. Click here.) In addition to his work as a substitute teacher, Ambler has been employed as a tennis coach at Lutheran High North St. Louis Christian School, …

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