Finding — Board Director Communications with DA and Probation · Administrative Literacy Field Notes

Field Notes · Working Finding · OOR Docket AP 2026-0167

BOARD DIRECTOR DIRECT COMMUNICATIONS WITH
DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE AND PROBATION
CONCERNING AN ACTIVE CRIMINAL DEFENDANT

⚑ DOCUMENTED · IMPLICATIONS PENDING Identified Jul 14, 2026 AP 2026-0167

▸ Record Posture

This finding documents a pattern of direct contact between a sitting Octorara Area School Board Director and Chester County criminal justice agencies — the District Attorney’s Office and Adult Probation, Parole & Pretrial Services — during the period in which the Requester was an active criminal defendant. The contacts are drawn from records produced in OOR Docket AP 2026-0167 and corroborated by the Director’s own published account of these events.

This page does not characterize the contacts as unlawful, improper, or coordinated. It preserves the documented sequence for evaluation. No conclusions are asserted. The implications of this record, if any, are a matter for subsequent administrative or legal process to assess.

▸ What the Record Shows — Overview

Records produced in AP 2026-0167 establish that Board Director Brian Fox made direct, documented contact with Chester County criminal justice agencies on at least four occasions spanning July 2023 through May 2025 — a period during which the Requester was an active criminal defendant in Chester County Court of Common Pleas (Docket CP-15-CR-0003501-2022). In each instance, Fox identified himself as a school board member and/or volunteer at the Octorara Area School District. The contacts encompassed reporting, monitoring of bail and probation conditions, provision of materials to prosecutors, and post-conviction consultation regarding the enforceability of administrative restrictions.

▸ Documented Contact Points — Chronological Sequence

Jul 5, 2023 REPORT TO ADULT PROBATION / PRETRIAL SERVICES — ALLEGED BAIL VIOLATION

Fox transmitted an email to Chester County Adult Probation, Parole & Pretrial Services, addressed to Deputy Chief Rebecca L. Showers (rshowers@chesco.org) and Sandra L. Larson (slarson@chesco.org). The subject of the communication was described as a possible bail violation by the Requester. Fox provided screenshots from the Requester’s social media showing him at a location in Maryland, alleging this constituted a violation of a bail condition restricting out-of-state travel without permission. An automatic acknowledgement from Deputy Chief Showers confirming receipt is present in the record. Fox subsequently reported to the board that he had “contacted Chester County pre-trial services on Wednesday late afternoon and provided them with the two attached screenshots.”

Requester’s criminal case was active at this date. Bail conditions were in effect. The Requester was not yet convicted. This contact occurred approximately 23 months before trial.

Jul 26, 2023 EMAIL TO DISTRICT ATTORNEY — REPORTING ONLINE ACTIVITY

Fox emailed District Attorney Deborah Ryan (dryan@chesco.org) and the general DA contact address (dacontact@chesco.org). Subject: “John Miller – public sharing of PSP dashcam videos.” Fox informed the DA that the Requester had posted Pennsylvania State Police dashcam videos on his website, characterizing this as occurring against the advice of the Requester’s public defender. Fox suggested that the DA might want to bring this information to the attention of the assigned prosecutors.

Requester’s criminal case was active. This contact was initiated by a party who was not the complaining witness, arresting officer, or prosecutorial actor in the underlying case. Fox identified himself as a board member.

Nov 18, 2024 EMAIL TO ADA MARCHESE — PROVISION OF PMA MATERIALS AND FALGIATORE CRITICISM

Fox included Assistant District Attorney Nick Marchese (nmarchese@chesco.org) as a direct recipient (CC) on a lengthy email thread titled “Re: Visitor Comment follow-up.” In this communication, Fox shared excerpts from the Requester’s Private Membership Association (PMA) materials and provided commentary criticizing Director Anthony Falgiatore for sharing information Fox characterized as a “warning from Chester County detectives” with the Requester — the person the warning concerned. ADA Marchese was assigned to the Requester’s criminal case at or around this time.

Requester’s criminal trial was scheduled and had been continued multiple times. ADA Marchese had direct involvement in the pending prosecution. This contact transmitted materials from a private membership platform to an active prosecutor.

May 30, 2025 POST-TRIAL CONSULTATION WITH ADA SRINIVASAN — TRESPASS NOTICE ENFORCEABILITY

Fox documented in an internal communication that he and former Superintendent Michele Orner met with ADA David Srinivasan immediately following the conclusion of the Requester’s criminal trial on May 30, 2025 — the same day the guilty verdict was returned. Fox’s record of this conversation states that ADA Srinivasan explained why charges were amended during the proceedings and provided “specific advice on what’s needed in a solid trespass notice” to ensure enforceability against the Requester going forward.

This contact occurred on the day of conviction, before sentencing. The subject of the consultation — how to structure an administratively enforceable trespass restriction against the Requester — directly concerns the Requester’s ongoing rights and access. No public record indicates the Requester was informed of this consultation.

▸ Contact Summary — At a Glance

DATE	RECIPIENT AGENCY	RECIPIENT	SUBJECT / NATURE
Jul 5, 2023	Adult Probation / Pretrial Services	Deputy Chief R. Showers · S. Larson	Possible bail violation — out-of-state travel
Jul 26, 2023	District Attorney’s Office	DA D. Ryan · dacontact@chesco.org	Reporting Requester’s online publication of PSP dashcam video
Nov 18, 2024	District Attorney’s Office	ADA N. Marchese	Provision of PMA materials; commentary on Falgiatore
May 30, 2025	District Attorney’s Office	ADA D. Srinivasan (in-person)	Post-trial consultation on trespass notice enforceability

▸ Why This Pattern Is Significant

The significance of this record does not rest on any single contact. It rests on the pattern across time and the identity of the actor.

The actor: Fox was not the complaining witness in the criminal case, not the arresting officer, and not a party to the prosecution. He was a sitting school board director whose institution was the subject of the Requester’s advocacy and federal civil litigation. He was also the identified operator of the alias account @LondonderryX123 — established through DMCA counter-notification administrative records — through which concurrent public commentary about the Requester was being published.

The span: The four documented contacts span July 2023 through May 30, 2025 — from early in the pretrial period through the day of conviction. They encompass bail monitoring, online activity reporting, transmission of private membership materials to a prosecutor, and post-conviction consultation on how to make an administrative restriction more legally enforceable.

The Dual Capacity dimension: In each documented contact, Fox identified himself as acting in his official capacity as a board member or volunteer at OASD. The institutional identity provided both credibility and access. The conduct itself — monitoring, reporting, providing materials, consulting prosecutors — occurred through channels that would not have been equally available to a private citizen with no official role.

▸ Not Yet Determined / Not Asserted

Whether any of the documented contacts constituted improper influence on the criminal proceedings against the Requester.

Whether the prosecutors who received Fox’s communications took any action in response, and if so, what action.

Whether the Requester’s trial counsel was aware of Fox’s contacts with the prosecution, and whether any Brady or Giglio obligation attached to those contacts.

Whether the post-trial consultation with ADA Srinivasan on May 30, 2025 regarding trespass notice enforceability affected any subsequent administrative action against the Requester.

Any characterization of Fox’s intent in making these contacts.

▸ Cross-Reference — Related Registry Entries

Dual Capacity Problem: The structural framework under which a public official uses official capacity as a vehicle for conduct that serves private interests is documented separately in the registry. This finding is a primary source example of that pattern in operation across a multi-year span.

Personal Email Accounts Finding (AP 2026-1329): The November 18, 2024 contact with ADA Marchese occurred in an email thread that may intersect with the personal email account search scope question documented in that finding. The Fox-to-Marchese communication involved distribution of materials through email channels whose full scope has not yet been established in the production record.

OOR AP 2026-0167 — Search Completeness Observation: The contacts documented here were transmitted to and from county agency email addresses. Whether those communications appear in or were excluded from the District’s AP 2026-0167 production is a question preserved in the AP 2026-0167 administrative preservation note.

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No updates yet. This finding will be updated as AP 2026-0167 and AP 2026-1329 Final Determinations are issued, and as any related administrative or legal developments occur. Entries will be appended here as dated snippets — e.g., “Jul 25, 2026 — OOR Final Determination issued; finding cross-referenced.” When this finding resolves or advances to a formal challenge, this page will be redesigned into a full Achievement entry.

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BOARD DIRECTOR DIRECT COMMUNICATIONS WITHDISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE AND PROBATIONCONCERNING AN ACTIVE CRIMINAL DEFENDANT

BOARD DIRECTOR DIRECT COMMUNICATIONS WITH
DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE AND PROBATION
CONCERNING AN ACTIVE CRIMINAL DEFENDANT