A Murrysville Medic One wheelchair driver has been jailed on accusations that he used a workplace computer to access child sexual abuse material, including AI-generated files of children in indecent poses, the state attorney general said.
Gregory A. Kelley, 31, of Delmont allegedly used a communal workplace computer intended for recording work activity and incident reports, to access the material, according to the attorney general.
Kelley was part-time at the service and his employment was terminated when the pornography was discovered, said Darrick Gerano, Murrysville Medic One administrative director.
Another employee discovered the images when that worker opened an internet browser on one of the shared office computers. That employee allegedly saw Kelley’s email account was still logged in and observed child sexual abuse material, which he reported to Medic One, the criminal complaint stated.
Kelley, a part-time employee, is accused of having at least seven images or videos or similar representations depicting children under the age of 13 engaging in sex acts, according to the criminal complaint filed in the case. There also were at least five images or videos of artificially-generated child sexual abuse material, as well as sexual images of boys and girls, the Attorney General’s office stated in the criminal complaint. Some of the images on the computer were “selfies” of Kelley, according to the criminal complaint.
Kelley did not have access to the EMS division, ambulances or patient care operations, Gerano stated. During a routine review conducted in January, Kelley passed all required criminal background and child abuse clearance checks, with no disqualifying history identified, Gerano said.
Kelley was arrested Thursday as he arrived for work at Medic One, Murrysville police Chief Tom Kusinsky said. He was arraigned before District Judge Judith Petrush on 12 felony counts of possessing child sexual abuse material and five felony counts of criminal use of a communication facility. He is being held in the Westmoreland County Prison in lieu of $75,000 bail. A preliminary hearing before Petrush is set for May 26.
Kelley did not have an attorney listed on his court docket.
Gerano notified Murrysville police of the possible child pornography on a computer on May 11, which prompted the investigation by police, according to the criminal complaint.
Kelley was immediately excluded from Medic One vehicles and property and his employment terminated, Gerano said Friday in a statement. Murrysville police were granted access to the ambulance service’s computer systems, Gerano stated.
A forensic review determined that no photographs, videos or other related material were stored directly on Murrysville Medic One computer systems, Gerano stated. Investigators determined that the material accessed during the investigation originated from a personal online Google account.
Detectives viewed the material on the computer, secured the device and contacted the attorney general’s child predator section, Kusinsky said.
“We didn’t let that stuff drag out. They were a great assistance,” Kusinsky said of the Attorney General’s office.