FORT WORTH, Texas — A former Fort Worth high school teacher was sentenced Tuesday before Senior U.S. District Judge Terry R. Means to 20 years in federal prison for producing child pornography.
Matthew Anthony Keller, 25, of Watauga, Texas, who, according to police reports, taught at Southwest High School in Fort Worth, pleaded guilty to one count of producing child pornography in October 2016. He has been in custody since his arrest in July 2016.
“I’m always deeply disturbed by those who produce child pornography, said U.S. Attorney Parker, but it’s particularly appalling when the child is victimized by a teacher, someone in a trusted position.”
According to documents filed in the case, on Aug. 6, 2014, Keller persuaded a minor victim to produce and send a nude, sexually explicit video to him. Keller met the minor victim on a website The victim first advised Keller that he was 18 years old, and then later admitted he was only 13 years old. Two years later, the parents of the then 15-year-old male (MV1) notified a police department in Macomb County that they had discovered a relationship between their son and Keller. The parent advised that Keller was a 24-year-old high school teacher who exchanged nude photos and videos with MV1 for about 18 months.
