FORMER SOUTHEAST TEXAS TEACHER INDICTED FOR CHILD EXPLOITATION IN THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for XXXXXX (insert district) issued the following press release:

BEAUMONT, Texas - A former Southeast Texas teacher has been charged with federal child exploitation in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs.

Derek Bryan Peveto, 46, was named in a federal indictment returned by a grand jury on October 7, 2026, charging him with production of child pornography.

According to the indictment, on June 13, 2026, Peveto is alleged to have used a minor victim to engage in sexually explicit conduct resulting in the production of child pornography.

If convicted, Pevetofaces a minimum of 15 yearsin federal prison.

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