Berkshire assistant football coach charged with distributing content harmful to minors

An assistant football coach at Berkshire High School was arrested and charged with a fifth-degree felony for disseminating material harmful to minors after a 17-year-old high school student filed a complaint alleging the coach sent her a lewd photo via Snapchat.

A criminal complaint filed in Chardon Municipal Court says Nicholas Burzanko, 35, of Middlefield, is accused of sending a photo to a student that included an image of his genitals.

Burzanko allegedly admitted to sending the photo but said he thought his genitals were covered. The photo was viewed and it appears that part of it was visible and pornography was playing on the TV in the background.

As can be seen from the entry on Geauga County Sheriff’s Office Facebook Pagedeputies arrested Burzanka on October 31.

Berkshire Schools released a statement to the Geauga County Maple Leaf regarding an incident indicating that Burzanko was immediately fired.

The investigation is active and ongoing, with no further details being released at this time.

Anyone with information about the investigation or wishing to file a report regarding this incident can call the Geauga County Sheriff’s Office Communications Center at 440-286-1234.