Devonne Keith Brown, Former DC School Employee Charged with Federal Child Pornography
Monday, June 2, 2025
WASHINGTON – Devonne Keith Brown, 56, of the District of Columbia, was arraigned today on a federal child pornography charge, announced U.S. Attorney Jeannine Pirro and FBI Assistant Director in Charge Steven Jensen of the Washington Field Office.
According to the FBI, Brown was employed at a school in Northeast Washington, D.C. and may have also been involved with a local youth track club.
Brown is charged with one count of receipt of child pornography. He made an appearance today in U.S. District Court and was ordered detained pending a hearing scheduled for June 4, 2025.
According to court documents, Brown is alleged to have solicited the production of child sexual abuse material from a minor in Prince George’s County, Maryland.
The case is being investigated by the FBI Washington Field Office and is being prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the FBI.
A criminal complaint is merely an allegation. All defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
The FBI’s Washington Field Office is seeking to identify potential victims of Devonne Keith Brown, who was recently charged in the District of Columbia with Receipt of Child Pornography in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(2). Mr. Brown has worked as a physical education teacher and a youth athletics coach in the District of Columbia and Maryland.
If you and/or your minor dependent(s) have relevant information regarding Devonne Keith Brown, please email DBVictims@fbi.gov and/or fill out this form, so you may be contacted directly.
If you know of someone else who may have information regarding this investigation, please provide that information to the above contact, and/or have them reach out directly.
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