Former Las Vegas teacher convicted of sharing child pornography on social media

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LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — ONE former second grade teacher in Las Vegas was sentenced Monday to nine years in prison for distributing child pornography on social networksaccording to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

According to court documents, between April 11, 2021 and August 23, 2021, Alexander Scott Derringer, 38, shared more than 130 child pornography files via two separate accounts on Kik Messenger.

Officials said 59 of these files belonged to Derringer— compilation of 2,584 images and 269 videos of minors from childhood.

In June 2024, Derringer pleaded guilty to one count of distribution of child pornography.

It will serve nine years in prisonfollowed by 20 years of supervised release.

“Mr. Derringer abused his position of public trust to prey on those we expected him to protect,” said Special Agent in Charge Spencer L. Evans of the FBI’s Las Vegas Division. .

Every time child pornography is viewed on the Internet, it re-victimizes a child. Child sexual exploitation is among the most notorious crimes we investigate, and today’s sentence is a reminder that the FBI and its partners will work tirelessly to protect children from abuse and exploitation.

Anyone with information about suspected sexual exploitation of a child can contact the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children by calling 1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678) or online via this link.