Former Boston teacher had explicit relationship with teen for year, feds say – NBC Boston

A former Boston teacher has been arrested on federal charges for allegedly possessing child sexual abuse images stemming from an online relationship with a 15-year-old.

Carter Peaseley, 40, of Quincy, was arrested Thursday, the U.S. Attorney's Office in Massachusetts announced Tuesday. He is charged with possession and receipt of child pornography.

Peaseley worked as a teacher at the John D. O'Bryant School of Mathematics and Science and Match Charter School, both in Boston, authorities said. O'Bryant is in Roxbury while Match has an elementary school in Hyde Park, a middle school in Jamaica Plain and a high school in Allston.

Prosecutors say Peaseley was involved in an online relationship with the minor for about a year. He reportedly indicated his intention to visit the victim.

“Peaseley allegedly asked the minor not to save his texts and suggested he use a different platform. It is further alleged that Peaseley and the minor exchanged photographs that included sexually explicit photos of the minor,” wrote the U.S. Attorney's Office.

Court documents allege that nearly 250 images of child sexual abuse material were found during searches of Peaseley's phone and computer.

Federal prosecutors said Peaseley was released after his arrest, with conditions prohibiting unsupervised contact with children and requiring him to observe a curfew and GPS monitoring.

No further information was immediately released.