Parents in the North Kansas City School District are processing the news about a former employee charged with child pornography offenses.

The Department of Justice announced Thursday that Dennis Hernandez, 28, was charged with transportation of child pornography, production and attempted production of child pornography and possession of child pornography.

Friday, the FBI shared a photo of Hernandez and opened its website to hear from potential victims of Hernandezs.

Court documents reveal Hernandez admitted to recording minor boys in his care at local elementary schools.

Before his brief, two-day role as a first-grade teacher in Independence, Hernandez served as a staff member at a minimum of seven North Kansas City Schools from 2021 to 2025.

He was also a substitute teacher in the di

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