Former Teacher Pleads Guilty to Child Pornography, Sex Tourism Charges
Clarence Edward Evers, Jr., 53, of Evergreen, Alabama, has pleaded guilty to producing child pornography, possessing child pornography, and traveling in foreign commerce with the intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct. Evers, a former technology teacher at Hillcrest High School in Conecuh County, was identified through Facebook communications with a 15-year-old victim who reported being paid $22 for sex acts with him.
According to court documents, Evers traveled each summer to Thailand, where he paid minor boys as young as 13 to engage in illicit sexual conduct and took sexually explicit photographs of boys. A search warrant executed at Evers’s home on April 1, 2015, revealed a substantial amount of child pornography, including videos and photographs of boys engaged in sexually explicit conduct.
The case was investigated by the Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigations, and prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Sean P. Costello and Maria E. Murphy, and Trial Attorney Jessica Urban of the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS). Substantial additional investigation and analysis were provided by CEOS’s High Technology Investigative Unit.
Evers is set to be sentenced on July 14, 2017, before Chief United States District Judge Kristi K. DuBose. Production of child pornography is punishable by imprisonment of a minimum of 15 years up to 30 years, a fine of $250,000, lifetime supervision by the United States Probation Office, and restitution. Travel in foreign commerce with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct is punishable by a 30-year term of imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, lifetime supervision, and restitution. Possession of child pornography carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine, lifetime supervision, and restitution.
Evers’s guilty plea involves three counts of an eleven-count indictment. He has admitted to producing, possessing, and distributing child pornography, as well as traveling to engage in illicit sexual conduct with minors. The case is part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006.
The investigation and prosecution of this case were led by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Alabama, with assistance from the CEOS and other law enforcement agencies. The case highlights the importance of collaboration between federal, state, and local authorities in combating child sex crimes and protecting victims.
Clarence Edward Evers, Jr. is a 53-year-old resident of Evergreen, Alabama. He was previously employed as a technology teacher at Hillcrest High School in Conecuh County.
The case was investigated by the Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigations, and prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Sean P. Costello and Maria E. Murphy, and Trial Attorney Jessica Urban of the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS).
Key Facts
- State: Alabama
- Category: Sex Crimes|Cybercrime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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