Ian Milam, a math teacher at Spencerport’s Cosgrove Middle School, has been arrested and is being charged with crimes involving the production, receipt, possession of child pornography, and transfer of obscene material to a minor.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Meghan K. McGuire, who is handling the case, stated that on May 3, 2023, the Greece Police Department received a report that a sexually explicit video was discovered on a 12-year-old girl’s phone. The girl allegedly received the video from her friend, an 11-year-old girl. Subsequent investigation determined that Snapchat accounts with usernames “matteckler” and “mikeywikey37” had been contacting the two minor girls.
Search warrants traced the materials to defendant Milam, who allegedly posed as a high school student in the Spencerport School District and sent sexually explicit photos and videos to the 11-year-old. Milam is also accused of manipulating her into sending a photo via Snapchat of herself in a tank top. Investigators also uncovered numerous sexually explicit conversations between “matteckler” or “mikeywikey37” and other Snapchat users who appeared to be minors. Milam is also accused of coercing a 12-year-old girl to send sexually explicit photos to him.
Milam made an initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark W. Pedersen on August 9 and is being held pending a detention hearing on August 14.
Milam joined the Spencerport Central School District in 2018 and has served as an elementary and middle school teacher. He has been placed on administrative leave and had his access revoked to all district electronic resources and buildings. Further, he has been directed not to have any contact with SCSD students, staff, or families.
In a letter to the district, Spencerport Superintedent Ty Zinkiewich said, “The district was never given any reason to suspect illegal or inappropriate behavior by Milam in any way. A background check and employment screening are required prior to hiring. His screening included a search of the New York State Sex Offender Registry. That screening came through with the approval from the State Education Department.”
The district is working with investigators to determine whether any Spencerport students may be involved, and is encouraging families with students who may have had him as a teacher or advisor to ask about their online activity.
Zinkiewich said the district has launched an internal review, and that any official release of information will come from law enforcement. “Our priority will be to our students and maintaining the integrity of the FBI investigation,” he said.
If any members of the public have information regarding Milam or the Snapchat accounts “matteckler” or “mikeywikey37,” please contact the FBI at 585-279-0085.
The Department of Justice also reminds the community that the fact that a defendant has been charged with a crime is merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
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