Peek had previously pleaded to the charges in an agreement to cap potential liability to 30 years, but our office would not agree to forfeit our request that the two sentences be stacked. After hearing the evidence, which involved his grooming and preying upon several children, the Honorable Judge Dillingham gave him the full 30 years on the Aggravated Assault and the full 20 years on the Indecency with a Child, granting our request that these two sentences be stacked so that Peek would have to serve the 30-year and 20-year sentences consecutively. Mr. Peek will now serve these two terms one after the other, and only then begin to serve the 25-year federal sentence arising out of this investigation for Possession of Child Pornography. All in, Mr. Peek at 45 years of age, is looking at a 75-year sentence.
Once again, we cannot thank the victims who came forward and bravely told each of their stories enough. Without them, this predator would never have been stopped and would have continued to leave victims in his wake. Only their courage allows us to take predators like this one down. A huge hat tip goes out to the La Vernia Police Chief, Donald Keil, Deputy Chief of Adult Probation, Andrew Flores, and Wilson County Sheriff’s Office, particularly Sargeant Investigator Jack Derby. Their hard work and testimony were crucial in achieving this result. As always, a huge thank you goes out to prosecutors Marc Ledet and Lorena Whitney for fighting for justice for our most vulnerable.
