A Bethel Park man has been charged with sending child pornography over the Internet, a felony.

State police said a trooper conducted a child porn investigation by entering a chat room. They said Kenneth Scott, 62, sent illegal images to the trooper in June. Scott retired as a social studies teacher at South Park High School last spring after nearly four decades in education.

A warrant was served and computer materials seized in August. Scott turned himself in at District Justice Kevin O'Donnell's office in Butler on Tuesday and was released on his own recognizance pending a hearing, according to state police.