Cary Man Sentenced To Prison For Possessing Images Of Child Sex Abuse

ALGONQUIN, IL — A former District 300 teacher has been sentenced to prison time after he pleaded guilty to felony charges in a child porn case on Friday.

Donald Peters, 36, of Cary, entered the guilty plea to the amended charge of possessing images of child sex abuse and was sentenced to seven years in prison, according to Shaw Local News Network. He also pleaded guilty to attempted possession of child sex abuse images and was sentenced to four years of sex offender probation, which will be served following his prison term.

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Peters will be required to serve half of his sentence before he is eligible for mandatory supervised release and he will also be required to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life, according to court records.

Peters was arrested in August 2023 after several child pornography, intimidation and electronic harassment charges were filed against him.

In the criminal complaint against Peters filed by prosecutors, Peters was accused of soliciting, enticing or coercing a juvenile that he is alleged to know to appear in any stage play, live presentation, film video or other visual image in which the child — alleged to be under the age of 13 – was depicted as being involved in lewd behavior.

The complaint alleges that Peters – who previously worked as an attendance secretary for District 300 – used a device capable of electronic data storage or written communication to “seduce, solicit, lure or entice” the juvenile to distribute photographs of the child’s private parts, according to documents.

The indictment accuses Peters of luring a juvenile victim under the age of 15 for unlawful purposes, prosecutors allege.

The charges mark the second time this year Peters has faced criminal charges after he was previously charged with child pornography charges involving a child under the age of 13 as well as electronic harassment, obscene proposal, cyberstalking, and two counts of intimidation.
Peters pleaded not guilty to those charges in September.

Peters recently worked as an attendance and truancy assistant at Westfield Community School for nearly five years, according to his LinkedIn.