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Altoona School Official Accused Of Sex Crimes Released From Custody

Altoona Superintendent Dan Peggs Must Remain Under House Arrest

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An Eau Claire area school superintendent accused of sex crimes has been released from custody under orders he remain under house arrest.

Altoona Superintendent Dan Peggs is charged in federal court with sex trafficking and child pornography.

Authorities say 32-year-old Peggs recruited a minor for sex acts in 2015 and created a child pornography video involving that minor.

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Ashley Peggs, the suspect’s wife, told WEAU-TV that her husband will be staying with family in the Madison suburb of Oregon. She said he will not be allowed back in their home in Altoona.

The suspect’s public federal defender could not be reached for comment.