The American Philatelic Society apparently has an opening for a Director of Education. Shaun McMurtrie was arrested this past weekend for lewd conduct at a neighbor’s house. The incident has no connection to philately or the APS, but when asked several days later by StateCollege.com, the stamp society said he no longer worked there.

He will be arraigned next week. The charges against him are misdemeanors; felony charges bring automatic suspension of APS membership but not misdemeanors. McMurtrie is a member of the APS and was before he was hired.

The 46-year-old Murtrie has Bachelor’s and Masters degrees in Education from Penn State, and a doctorate Educational Leadership from Harvard. As a classroom teacher, he specialized in mathematics, teaching at Bellefonte High School. “I look forward to finding ways to share your expertise in philately with a broader audience … I want to grow the philatelic community through education,” he wrote in an article introducing himself in the official APS journal, The American Philatelist. “I think that I have found my place here at the APS.”

A reminder that being charged with a crime is not the same as being convicted.

The hiring process for a replacement has begun, with the posting of the job opening.