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The husband of the Nebraska teacher accused of having sex with one of her students has been revealed as a Harvard-educated deputy at the Department of Defense.

Erin Ward, 45, was charged with one count of felony sexual abuse by a school employee after she was found naked with a high school boy.

Now, DailyMail.com can reveal her husband is a high-ranking US government employee who has worked with the Department of Defense for nearly two decades.

William Douglas 'Doug' Ward, 53, was appointed Deputy Director of the Commander's Action Group and Senior Nuclear Deterrence Advisor at the United States Strategic Command in February.

His LinkedIn shows he worked with the Strategic Command since 2005 and initially served as a Deputy Branch Chief.

The Strategic Command, which is headquartered in Omaha, is a military unit that detects and deters attacks against the country and its allies.

In addition to his impressive job title, Doug graduated from the Harvard Extension School in 2021 with a master's degree in political science and government.

The father of three posted a photo dressed in his cap and gown to X, formerly Twitter, as he attended a virtual graduation ceremony during the pandemic.

'I graduated today!' he proclaimed, accompanied by the hashtag '#couchcommencement'.

The couple share a home in Gretna, just outside Omaha, with their three teenage children.

Their adopted daughter is a 10th grade student around the same age as the boy Ward is charged with abusing.

The couple's children feature prominently on their social media pages, where they laud their academic achievements.

Doug liked several tweets denouncing child sexual abuse within the Catholic Church in 2017, in between photos of his kids and retweets from his wife's page.