OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. – The FBI has arrested a 19-year-old substitute teacher in the Osceola County School district for distribution of child porn, court records show.
The district said Joshua Merced-Trychta was fired once he was arrested. “This individual began working for us as a substitute teacher on Sept.
29, 2020, and the last day he worked for us according to our sub fill system was on April 14, 2021,” the district said in a statement.
School officials said his fingerprints were cleared when he was hired. The district said they have not been informed of any students who were victimized.