Former teacher sentenced for possessing child porn [Video]

Las Vegas, NV (Dept of Justice) – A Las Vegas man who was employed as a second-grade teacher was sentenced Monday to nine years in prison, followed by 20 years of supervised release, for distributing child sexual abuse material via a social media messaging application.

According to court documents, between April 11, 2021 and August 23, 2021, 38-year-old Alexander Derringer distributed over 130 files through two accounts on the mobile application Kik messenger.

Of these files, approximately 59 of those files were recovered from two cellphones, both owned by Derringer. These files were among the approximately 2,584 images and 269 videos of found on both devices. The images and videos depicted minors as young as infants.

The Henderson Police Department identified Derringer after receiving two CyberTips from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that an individual using an IP address associated with Derringer’s residence uploaded and shared with …