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D.C. Public Schools Employee Charged With Distributing Child Sexual Abuse Material

Authorities say he sent videos on Telegram after chatting with an undercover officer on a dating app.

Overview

  • Federal prosecutors charged 31-year-old Dandre Eric Davis after an undercover online operation detailed in newly released court documents.
  • Investigators say the conversation began on Jan. 12 on a dating app and moved to Telegram, where two videos depicting sexual acts involving prepubescent boys were sent.
  • Law enforcement reports that Davis identified himself as a D.C. public school employee, with employment confirmed at Luke C. Moore Opportunities Academy and later as an administrative aide at a D.C. high school.
  • The FBI says phone records, social media profiles, a video call, and a prior booking photo matched Davis to the accounts used in the exchanges.
  • The U.S. Attorney’s Office says Assistant U.S. Attorney Richard Kelley is prosecuting the case, and officials urged reporting of child exploitation via Project Safe Childhood.