A former Cumberland County school custodian who admitted to contaminating children's food with bodily fluids and bleach was sentenced to eight years in prison Friday.
Giovanni Impellizzeri, now 27, pleaded guilty in January to second-degree official misconduct for his actions while working in the Elizabeth F. Moore School in Upper Deerfield Township, where he had been employed since Sept. 1, 2019.
His plead include a charge of third-degree possession of child sexual assault materials .
It was Impellizzeri's "own hubris" that led to the charges, a judge previously noted, as the defendant apparently posted his actions in a chat room via the encrypted messaging app Telegram.
He talked of having previously mixed feces in with taco meat that was later served to children, and taking a sponge from the sink in the teacher's lounge to use to clean bathrooms and then putting it back, according to information presented in court.
"I'm doing the devil's work," he said in at least one video he posted.
"They're going to get so (expletive) sick," he said in one video as he noted how heavy the bleach smell was.
He adds that he added bleach to the children's food previously and "they were fine."
"Oh, well, not my problem," he adds.
Impellizzeri must serve at least five years before he is eligible for parole. He has served about one year and five months while in custody since his arrest.
Judge Cristen D’Arrigo also granted the state's application that Impellizzeri be under parole supervision for life.
He remains jailed pending transfer to state prison.
