A Donna High School teacher turned himself in to police on a child pornography charge, according to Donna Police Chief Gilbert Guerrero. The surrender happened in Donna, Texas, though further details about the circumstances of the case have not been released.
The case was first reported by KRGV, which cited Chief Guerrero in confirming that the teacher turned himself in on the charge. KRGV identified the teacher as Eddie Garcia and reported that Garcia was booked and arraigned Wednesday, with bond set at $75,000.
A Pattern of Cases Involving Donna ISD Employees
This is not the first time a Donna Independent School District employee has faced allegations involving a student. In April, former Donna ISD security officer Francisco San Roman Jr. was arrested after allegations involving a middle school student, according to KRGV. He was charged with online solicitation of a minor under the age of 14, an improper relationship between an educator and student, and indecency with a child involving sexual contact, the outlet reported.
Donna ISD said at the time that San Roman Jr. was no longer employed by the district and that officials were cooperating fully with law enforcement, per the same KRGV report. Around the same period, Donna school district police arrested Javier Hernandez on charges that included improper relationship between an educator and student and indecency with a child by sexual contact, according to MyRGV.com. The district confirmed Hernandez was a teacher and that he had submitted his resignation, the outlet reported.
Donna ISD said in that case that it had filed reports with law enforcement and the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services and was cooperating with the investigations, MyRGV.com noted. Years earlier, in February 2018, Fidel Castillo Jr., then 47, of Donna was charged with online solicitation of a minor, a second-degree felony, according to ValleyCentral.
A Broader Statewide Trend
The Donna cases are part of what Texas Scorecard has described as a larger pattern across the state. The outlet reported that in 2025, scores of educators statewide were accused of sex crimes targeting students and other children, and said it covered more than 200 stories involving educator sex-crime allegations, arrests, sentencings, and civil lawsuits that year, according to Texas Scorecard.
Among the cases the outlet cited was that of Roberto Ortiz Jr., a United ISD high school teacher and coach who pleaded guilty to federal charges after authorities discovered more than 3,000 files of child sexual abuse material on his computer, Texas Scorecard reported. These prior cases are separate matters and do not establish any connection to the current Donna High School teacher or the circumstances of this latest case.
