School District With Alleged Naked Meth Dealer As Principal Unfairly Reported On By Local Newspaper

Alleged meth-dealin’, gay porn-watchin’, sex toy-ownin’, naked principal John Acerra isn’t the only alleged perpetrator in the case of the principal who dealt meth, watched gay porn, had sex toys and was naked all in his office.

No, according to the superintendent of the Bethlehem Area School District, Joseph Lewis, the whole thing is just an evil plot by the Allentown Morning Call. Or, rather, the whole thing isn’t an evil plot, but the newspaper isn’t helping.

In a story late last week, the paper reported the head of the teachers’ union expressed concern about Acerra’s absences, including one just five days before the principal was arrested for dealing meth from his office after hours. (He never sold any drugs to kids, huzzah.)

And the paper also asked Lewis for a comment:

In a phone interview, Lewis declined to talk about Acerra’s record as an administrator. “That is none of your business,” he said. “You can dig all you want. I’m a little tired of how The Morning Call is besmirching this district.” Then he hung up.

Ha. Fantastic. The newspaper must be angry he’s accusing them of besmirching the district (whatever) and then hanging up. Wait, what? Okay, I’ll read the editorial from the same day.

Give credit to Superintendent Joseph Lewis for directing a straightforward response.

Union complained about principal [Allentown Morning Call]
Arrest of principal offers lessons on authority, accountability, openness [Allentown Morning Call]
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On Wednesday, the news broke of one John Acerra, principal of a Bethlehem middle school who also apparently dealt meth out of his office on the side.

Could the story get weirder? (Or, y’know, stupider, since if you’re a meth dealer you probably don’t want to sell at a freaking school due to the increased penalties and greater chance you’ll get caught.) But anyway, the answer: Oh, yes. Yes it could.

Yesterday, the police said when they entered the principal’s office for selling meth to an informant during a sting operation, he was naked and watching gay porn! It’s like John Acerra knew Milton Street was going to sing at his campaign rally and said, “Hmm. If I’m going to get arrested, I better do something to get the notoriously fickle — and large! — Philadelphia market to pay attention to me. Hmm… oh, here’s my gay porn stash, this will do.” Yes, yes, that probably didn’t happen, since it’d require an awful amount of foresight.

But, hey. When you’re horny, you’re horny. Okay, so maybe not while at work. Especially if you’re the principal and you also sell drugs on the side. To recap: so the story of the popular principal selling meth out of his office to random clients who came into the school somehow now includes nudity and gay porn. You have to admit, Acerra really went all out. I feel like, even if he’s convicted, he still deserves a party or something for just really taking crime to a new level.

‘Bizarre’ details emerge in Bethlehem principal’s arrest [Allentown Morning Call]
Wednesday: Principal Arrested For Dealing Meth, Scrubbing His Skin Until He Can Get All The Giant Spiders Off

Principal Arrested For Dealing Meth, Scrubbing His Skin Until He Can Get All The Giant Spiders Off

The principal of a middle school in Bethlehem has been arrested for allegedly being a meth dealer. Cops say 50-year-old John Acerra sold crystal meth to police informants three times this month.

Now, why would a man in a such a low-paying position of middle school principal attempt to make extra money in the occasionally high-paying profession of illegal drug sales? Oh, wait. Police say Acerra used and sold crystal meth for at least five months before his arrest, and had meth on his desk when he was arrested.

Cops originally found out due to a police informant. After witnessing a drug deal, the cops arrested the dude who bought the drugs, who then wore a wire in order to catch the principal dealing and eradicate meth from Bethlehem forever. Acerra, of course, sold the meth from his office.

Police asked the confidential informant about the principal after some curious special days at the school, like “Stay Up For Three Days Straight Day” and “Holy Shit They’re Closing In On Me Day”, not to mention “The Dogs, The Dogs, They’re All After Me Day.”

Nitschmann principal in meth bust [Allentown Morning Call]
Reports: Principal Busted For Selling Meth In School Office [NBC 10]