Texas School Superintendent Busted In Child Sex Sting

NBC News reports:

A Texas school superintendent sent lewd photos to an undercover officer posing online as a 15-year-old girl he planned to meet with, authorities said. Michael Keith Stevens, 47, superintendent of the Itasca Independent School District, was arrested Thursday and accused of online solicitation of a minor, according to court records.

“He sent pictures of his private parts and asked for nude videos and images in return,” Constable Alan Rosen said. “He told the undercover investigator he was at work and some of his disturbing photos appear to be taken in his office. And during the conversation, he was planning a trip to Houston to engage in sex acts.”

Dallas’s ABC affiliate reports:

“On several occasions, the defendant advised that he wanted to meet the undercover persona for sex and mentioned traveling to Houston during the summer and getting a hotel room, the prosecutor said.

Detectives said Stevens believed the undercover agent he was talking to was a 15-year-old girl and referred to her age multiple times. The defendant asked “Am I too old for you? So, you’re okay with my age? I’m probably too old for you. I’m 47 years old.”

Investigators also said he sent explicit photos of himself.  “The defendant asked would you date or play around, have fun with a guy who looks like me?”

Stevens, who is married with no children, was appointed superintendent in 2022 after years as an elementary school teacher in several other districts. It’s a good thing that Texas is protecting kids from all those evil drag queens. Of note, Trump won the district’s county by 69 points in 2020.