WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for XXXXXX (insert district) issued the following press release:
WACO, Texas - A former Belton High School teacher was sentenced to 78 months in prison for possession of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Justin R. Simmons for the Western District of Texas.
According to court documents, on Sept. 22, 2024, Pietro Victor Giustino, 40, sent Bitcoin to a vendor in exchange for child sexual abuse material. On June 4, 2025, the FBI executed a federal search warrant at Giustino's residence in Belton and discovered devices and media containing thousands of images of child pornography, including prepubescent minors.
Giustino was arrested in July 2025. He pleade...