A St. Augustine High School teacher charged by federal prosecutors with distributing child sexual abuse material made his initial court appearance Friday.

Ryan Bennett Segura was arrested earlier this week on allegations that he exchanged sexually explicit videos featuring minors with another person last year.

Segura, who is charged with distribution of images of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct, remains in custody.

During Friday afternoon's brief court appearance, another hearing was set for next Tuesday to revisit his custodial status. A prosecutor said in court that the government would move to keep Segura in custody based on him presenting a danger to the community, but did not elaborate further.

According to a probable cause statement filed in federal court, the inves

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