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An Austin school district teacher was arrested Thursday in Round Rock for illicit sexual conduct in a foreign place, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
The teacher, Michael Roberts, 40, traveled from the U.S. to Colombia to engage in illegal sexual conduct with minors, according to an indictment handed down by a federal grand jury on Sept. 6 and unsealed on Thursday. He is charged with three counts of engaging in illicit sexual conduct in a foreign place and faces up to 30 years in prison on each of the three counts. His arraignment is set for Tuesday.
The case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, which was launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat child sexual exploitation and abuse. The initiative combines federal, state and local resources to prosecute people exploiting children online and the rescue of victims.
The teacher, Michael Roberts, 40, traveled from the U.S. to Colombia to engage in illegal sexual conduct with minors, according to an indictment handed down by a federal grand jury on Sept. 6 and unsealed on Thursday. He is charged with three counts of engaging in illicit sexual conduct in a foreign place and faces up to 30 years in prison on each of the three counts. His arraignment is set for Tuesday.
The case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, which was launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat child sexual exploitation and abuse. The initiative combines federal, state and local resources to prosecute people exploiting children online and the rescue of victims.
Austin ISD teacher arrested for traveling to Colombia to have sex with minors
The employee, Michael Roberts, is a current employee at Sadler Means YWLA and Garcia YMLA, and a former employee at Navarro ECHS
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