Middletown South Student-Teacher Busted For Kiddie Porn

A student-teacher at Middletown High School South was arrested last week for trading pornographic images of prepubescent boys, the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office announced on Friday.

Matthew Natale, 22 , of the Marlton section of Evesham Township was a student-teacher at Middletown South from September of 2020 until his termination after his arrest last week.

Natale is charged with trading videos and photographs of young boys via email.

Natale was released from custody following his first court appearance. He is prohibited from using a smart phone, cannot access social media, and cannot use the internet unless he is attending virtual college classes or seeking employment.

Natale can have no unsupervised contact with children and is no longer permitted to work as a student teacher at Middletown South High School.

The defendant is charged with three counts of Endangering the Welfare of a Child (two Second Degree and one Third Degree) and one count of Tampering with Evidence. The charges involve the possession and distribution of child sexual abuse material.