Northwest ISD teacher indicted for child pornography violations

SHERMAN, Texas - A Denton man has been indicted and charged with federal child pornography violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs.

Kyle Lee Roy Francis, 24, was named in a two-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Texas charging him with receipt and possession of child pornography.

Francis has voluntarily resigned from his position with Northwest Independent School District.

If convicted, Francis faces up to 20 years in federal prison.

This case is being investigated by Homeland Security Investigations Dallas Child Exploitation Group and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Calli Bailey.

This case is part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by U.S. Attorneys' Offices and the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS), Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to better locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.justice.gov/psc.

A federal indictment is not evidence of guilt. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

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