Court Documents Reveal Former Teacher Lied About Boy's Age
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FORT WORTH (CBS11) - New court documents reveal more about the former teacher charged with receiving child pornography.
A federal investigator says former Fort Worth ISD drama teacher and church youth minister Matthew Keller told him he met a Michigan boy about two years ago on a website.
The investigator says Keller also told him the boy originally said he was 18-years-old, but a month later admitted he was only 13.
According to the affidavit Keller stated he considered the boy to be his boyfriend and described their communications and conversations as sexual in nature.
Keller allegedly told authorities the victim sent him approximately 25 nude photos and 25 nude videos.
The parents of the boy in Michigan uncovered the communication and discovered Keller planned to fly to Michigan to possibly meet the boy for sex.
Investigators also say Keller had entertained thoughts of making sexual advances on three boys in this area but apparently never acted on the impulse. The judge today ordered Keller remain in jail.
The church where he volunteered, Haltom Road Baptist Church in Haltom City, released a statement saying they don't think any of their children were targeted by Keller.
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