Ex-Olean Principal Conviction Overturned

A former principal at an Olean school, who has served 18 months in a Florida prison for possession of child pornograpy, will be released after an appeals court overturned his conviction.

The court ruled that the photos held by John Stelmack are not child pornography because they showed the nude bodies of adults. Photos of children’s faces, including two students from schools where Stelmack had worked, had been superimposed on the bodies, but none of the altered pictures showed naked children.

A spokesman for the State Attorney’s Office in Florida said prosecutors can't bring any other charges against Stelmack.