Child sexual predators continue to be found in Texas schools in alarming numbers.
In 2023 and again in 2024, Texas Scorecard highlighted 100 cases of school employees—teachers, coaches, administrators, bus drivers—accused of sexual misconduct with students and other children.
In 2025, the epidemic of sex abuse in schools not only continued but appeared to be escalating, with multiple suspects exposed each week.
Charges ranged from sexually assaulting students to grooming children for sex using social media to creating child sexual abuse material (CSAM).
Suspects were also charged with “improper relationship between educator and student,” a crime that includes sexual contact or sexually explicit communication with a student of any age. The offense is a second-degree felony punishable by 2 to 20 years in prison.
The internet and social media played a role in many cases. Too often, the crimes occurred at school, yet no adults noticed.
Some suspects were arrested and charged, while others were allowed to quietly resign.
“Bad apples” represent a tiny fraction of the state’s 400,000 teachers and professional staff members, yet the system is still failing to protect children from sexual predators who seek access to victims within our schools.
Hundreds are reported each year to the Texas Education Agency. Many of the complaints are dismissed after a cursory review. Those deemed to warrant a formal investigation are added to a growing backlog.
Legislation enacted in 2025 strengthens reporting requirements for suspected abuse by school employees and allows targeted students to sue their abusers—and the school districts that employed them, if the district was grossly negligent, reckless, or engaged in intentional misconduct.
This year, Texas Scorecard covered more than 200 stories of educator sex crime allegations, arrests, sentencings, and civil lawsuits.
JANUARY
Klein ISD: Klein Oak High School substitute teacher Kenneth Hartley was charged with displaying harmful material to a minor after the 81-year-old was caught watching porn at his desk during class. Hartley was a certified teacher.
Celina ISD: Bus monitor Timothy Adams was arrested for sexual contact with a female student on his bus. Noncertified
Longview ISD: PE teacher and coach D’Marjai Dearion was arrested for sexual assault of a child. Certified
Bartlett ISD: Teacher/football coach Charles Poling was charged with sexual assault of a child and improper relationship between educator and student. Certified
Conroe ISD: Substitute teacher and martial arts instructor Andrew Zarruk was arrested for indecency with a child by sexual contact. Noncertified
Robert Lee ISD: Teacher/coach Justin Esquell was charged with continuous sexual abuse of a child under 14. Certified
Lampasas ISD: Band director Jeremy Flint resigned over misconduct allegations. Flint was arrested in July on an improper relationship charge and sentenced in December to 12 years in prison after pleading guilty to sex with a student. Certified
Killeen ISD: History teacher and girls’ basketball coach Koi Kizzie resigned over alleged misconduct with a student. She remains under TEA review but her teaching certificate has expired. Certified
Robinson ISD: Robinson Junior High aide Christopher Gonzales was arrested for sexting a male student. Certified
Comal ISD: Former Canyon Lake High School teacher Orlando Naumann faced 18 new child sex crime charges on top of a 2023 charge of having an improper relationship with a student. Certified
FEBRUARY
Amarillo ISD: Tascosa High School assistant wrestling coach Nick Herrmann was charged with two counts of improper relationship. Certified
Accelerate Christian School: Teacher Kegan Matthew Abram was sentenced to just 30 days in jail after he admitted to sexual contact with an underage student. Noncertified
Quitman ISD: Pastor and substitute teacher Timothy Nall was arrested for sexual assault of a child while he was out on bond for a charge of indecency with a child by sexual contact. Noncertified
Wills Point ISD: Wills Point High School teacher/coach Jimmy Hanks was charged with continuous sexual abuse of a child under 14. Noncertified
Sabinal ISD: Sabinal High School social studies teacher/coach Kenneth Mulkey was arrested in a Snapchat sex solicitation sting for attempting to entice a 14-year-old boy. He pleaded guilty in August. Certified
Bartlett ISD: An unnamed teacher was placed on leave over “allegations of an improper student-teacher relationship.”
Newman International Academy: Art teacher Ruel “JR” Barbee was charged with improper relationship. Certified (expired)
Two more Newman employees, Principal Richard Adams and assistant girls’ basketball coach Gabrielle Little were also arrested on related charges. Adams was charged with failure to report and Little was charged with child grooming.
Barbers Hill ISD: Teacher Molly Colleen Spears was arrested for improper relationship a year after being indicted for sex with a male student. She was arrested again on two counts of sexual assault of a child. The student’s family has sued Spears and the school district. Certified
Forsan ISD: Coach Kendall Phillips was sentenced to probation for sex with a female student. Noncertified
Rockdale ISD: Rockdale High School teacher Shawnee Despain was sentenced to probation after having sex with a male student and having his baby. Certified
Perryton ISD: Head football coach Cole Underwood was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison after sexually abusing a 15-year-old student on campus. The girl’s family is suing. During sentencing, Underwood’s sister revealed that he had sexually abused her as a child. Certified
Kilgore ISD: Kilgore High School teachers aide Kayla O’Dell was charged with improper relationship. She pleaded guilty in November and received deferred adjudication. Certified
New Caney ISD: Teacher/coach Samantha Cummings was sentenced to four years in prison for having sex with a 17-year-old female student. Certified
Lubbock: Educational aide Dava Pound was arrested on federal charges of producing child sexual abuse material with her boyfriend that featured her own daughters. She was working at an unidentified elementary school in Lubbock and previously worked in Anna ISD. Certified
United ISD: High school teacher/coach Roberto Ortiz Jr. pleaded guilty to federal charges after authorities discovered more than 3,000 files of child sexual abuse material on his computer. Certified
Wells ISD: Teacher Hillary Williams was charged with bestiality and possession with intent to promote CSAM. She was arrested again in June on a charge of indecency with a child by sexual contact. Certified
Allen ISD: Contract custodian Jason Giuliani was arrested for online solicitation of a minor. Noncertified
Belton ISD: Two Belton teachers were investigated and later arrested for sexual misconduct with students.
South Belton Middle School teacher Logan Demeny was charged with sexual assault of a child. Certified
Tarver Elementary teacher Estevan Banda was charged with indecency with a child by sexual contact. Certified (expired)
Edgewood ISD: Kennedy High School teacher Miguel Nava Jr. was sentenced to probation for sending nude photos of himself to a female student and kissing the girl in his classroom. Noncertified
Eanes ISD: Cedar Creek Elementary music teacher Zachary Barnett was arrested on three counts of possessing 50 or more CSAM images. He was later charged with sexual performance of a child under the age of 14. Barnett allegedly used photos of students to create sexually explicit AI images. Certified
Fort Worth ISD: Young Men’s Leadership Academy science teacher Chris Rhodes was arrested for online solicitation of a minor. Certified
Fort Bend ISD: Parents sued the district for allegedly failing to protect students from sexual abuse by Goodman Elementary kindergarten teacher Luis Reyes Aguilar.
Community ISD: In-school suspension aide Bailey Szarzynski was charged with aggravated sexual assault of a child. Certified
Melissa ISD: An unnamed employee was fired over “inappropriate electronic communication” with a Melissa High School student. Two teachers said they faced retaliation from the district for reporting the relationship.
Medina Valley ISD: An unnamed high school teacher “resigned in lieu of termination” following allegations of “inappropriate communication” with a student.
Liberty-Eylau ISD: Two teachers arrested last year in separate sexual misconduct cases continued to have their court hearings delayed in 2025.
Elementary special education teacher Raymundo Martinez Jr. was charged with improper relationship and two counts of indecency with a child by sexual contact. Certified
Liberty-Eylau Middle School teacher Kaija Muldrew was charged with sexual assault of a child, indecency with a child by sexual contact, and improper relationship with an 8th grade student. Noncertified
La Joya ISD: Juarez-Lincoln High School boys’ basketball coach Joseph Kazmierczak was exposed for recording videos of himself masturbating on campus and posting them on social media. Certified
Kazmierczak’s wife Rut, a La Joya ISD middle school teacher, had been allowed to quietly resign after she admitted to sending inappropriate texts and pictures to a student. Certified
MARCH
Canyon ISD: A West Plains High School employee was charged with “assault by contact” following an incident that occurred off-campus.
Trinity Valley School: Parents sued the private school for covering up the sexual abuse of at least 16 elementary and middle school girls by piano teacher Trent Muse, who was charged with five counts of indecency with a child by exposure. Noncertified
Robstown ISD: High school teacher and head girls’ basketball coach Austin Barron was arrested after admitting to sexual contact with a 17-year-old female student. Noncertified
La Porte ISD: Bayshore Elementary PE teacher Kody Caleb Smith was charged with three counts of possessing videos depicting sexual assaults of minors. Certified
IDEA Round Rock Tech: Assistant Principal Aaron Freeman was arrested for inappropriately touching a 15-year-old female student. Noncertified
Austin ISD: Baranoff Elementary sign language teacher Carl Innmon was arrested for possessing more than 50 CSAM images or videos and for using AI to generate sexual images of students. Federal charges were brought in May. Noncertified
Houston ISD: Tanglewood Middle School teacher Dale Vanwright was sentenced to probation after pleading guilty to indecency with a 14-year-old female student. Noncertified
Fort Worth ISD: Teacher/coach Adrian Buruato was arrested for sexual misconduct with a 15-year-old female student at his previous teaching job in Itasca ISD. Certified
San Angelo ISD: Teacher Abraham Gonzales was arrested and an unnamed school resource officer was placed on leave over alleged “improper relationships” with a Lake View High School student. Noncertified
Boyd ISD: Agriculture teacher Stephanie McGilvray was arrested for an improper relationship with a student. Certified
Lubbock ISD: Irons Middle School teacher James Tapley was sentenced to 10 years in prison for online solicitation of a minor and improper relationship. Certified (expired)
Ropes ISD: Teacher Scott Strobel was arrested for sexually grooming a 14-year-old girl he was tutoring and later committed suicide. Certified
Allen ISD: Curtis Middle School teacher Trey Stolp was placed on leave over alleged inappropriate communications with students. His contract was not renewed for the 2025-26 school year. Certified
Allen ISD: Security monitor Tiller Reed was arrested for soliciting sex with a child. Noncertified
Conroe ISD: Warehouse worker Michael Perry, a Crime Stoppers “Featured Felon,” was arrested for continuous sexual abuse of a child. Noncertified
New Braunfels ISD: Special education teacher and girls’ soccer coach Bryant Shephard was arrested for sexual assault—Shephard’s third arrest connected to his alleged sexual abuse of a female student. Certified
Pearland ISD: Dawson High School teacher’s aide Jerel Griffin was arrested for allegedly sending sexual messages to a 14-year-old using a phone he gave the student. Certified
Lampasas ISD: An unnamed high school teacher was placed on administrative leave over an unspecified “issue” while the district investigated.
APRIL
Huntsville ISD: Two Huntsville teachers were arrested for separate sex crimes.
Demondrae Murray was arrested for soliciting a prostitute. Certified
Eric Buchek was charged with having an “improper relationship” with a student. Noncertified
Midland Christian: School CFO Rory Waide was arrested for sexually grooming his 16-year-old stepdaughter. Noncertified
Huntsville ISD: High school dyslexia teacher and cheer coach Lauren Rudolph was charged with improper relationship. Certified
Uvalde ISD: High school football/powerlifting coach Alberto “AJ” Martinez was arrested for improper relationship. Certified
Navasota ISD: High school teacher Daniel Byrd was sentenced to five years in federal prison for sharing CSAM showing young boys being assaulted. Certified
Lewisville ISD: Camey Elementary teacher John Collett was sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to aggravated sexual assault of a child, two counts of indecency with a child by sexual contact, and improper relationship with a 10-year-old student. Certified
Nacogdoches ISD: McMichael Middle School teacher Annaleigh Andrews was sentenced to two years for sexually assaulting a student multiple times. Certified
Stratford ISD: Two unnamed teachers were placed under investigation for alleged misconduct with students.
Fort Bend ISD: Thornton Middle School teacher Kara Hernandez was charged with improper relationship and indecency with a child by sexual contact. Certified
Azle ISD: High school Spanish teacher and girls’ sports coach Carlos Font Santiago was arrested for having an improper relationship with a student who had since graduated. He was arrested again in December for sexual assault related to the previous charge. The student he targeted filed a federal lawsuit against Font Santiago and the district. Certified
Judson ISD: Assistant football coach/girls powerlifting coach Christopher Demetrius Irving was charged with one count of sexual performance of a child and two counts of grooming. Noncertified
Jubilee Academies San Antonio: Teacher Caleb Nelson was charged with improper relationship and sexual assault. Noncertified
Lockhart ISD: Volleyball coach and educational aide Aaron Aguilar was charged with sexual performance of a child under 14. Aguilar and the district are now being sued by the student’s mother. Noncertified
Kemp ISD: Teacher Ryan Hedges was arrested for child grooming and display of harmful material to a minor. Noncertified
Conroe ISD: Kindergarten teacher Brian Schultz was arrested for online solicitation of a minor. Certified
Donna ISD: CTE teacher Javier Hernandez was charged with indecency with a child by sexual contact and improper relationship with a student.
Harmony Science Academy-Odessa: Contract security guard Maurice McCoy was arrested on five counts of sexual assault of a child and one count of improper relationship. Noncertified
Mullin ISD: PE teacher/coach Lily Janek was arrested for an improper sexual relationship with a student. Certified
St. John’s Episcopal School: Former preschool teacher Mark Eichorn was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for producing CSAM. Noncertified
Round Rock ISD: Former teacher Nicole Soledad Gonzalez Valenzuela was arrested for driving while intoxicated, reactivating past felony charges of enticing a child and improper relationship for which she’d received eight years of deferred adjudication in 2019. Noncertified
Still Creek Christian Academy: Teacher Brooke Martinez was charged with having an “improper” sexual relationship with a student. Her father, John Martinez, was arrested two months earlier on three counts of indecency with a child by sexual contact for allegedly groping students at the school. Noncertified
Amarillo ISD/Canyon ISD: Former teacher Patrick Farmer was arrested in April 2025 for a sixth time on charges of indecency with a child by sexual contact. Noncertified
MAY
La Joya ISD: An unnamed teacher was placed on leave over alleged “inappropriate communication” with a student.
Dripping Springs ISD: Dripping Springs Middle School teacher and track coach Kevin McLean was sentenced to 60 years in state prison for multiple counts of possessing CSAM. Noncertified
Pflugerville ISD: Administrative assistant Marissa Juarez was charged with child grooming and online solicitation of a minor. Noncertified
East Central ISD: Cafeteria worker Jenna Woodworth was arrested for allegedly having sexual intercourse with a student on campus. Noncertified
Lewisville ISD: Cole Langston, a student resource officer assigned to Lewisville ISD, was accused of having an improper relationship with a 17-year-old Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD student in 2008. Noncertified
McKinney ISD: Technology Department employee Andrew Hansen was arrested for indecency with a child by exposure. Noncertified
Brownsville ISD: Criminal justice teacher and girls’ basketball coach Julio Trujillo was arrested for having sex with a student at school. Trujillo pleaded guilty in December to improper relationship and was sentenced to five years’ probation. Certified
Harlingen CISD: High school boys’ soccer coach Joseph Johnson was charged with distributing harmful material to a minor. Noncertified
Magnolia ISD: Bear Branch Junior High teacher’s aide Sheila Valdivieso was charged with indecency with a child by sexual contact. Certified
Leander ISD: Student teacher Darian Rogers was arrested for improper relationship. Noncertifed
Kennedale ISD: Substitute teacher Ashley Evans was charged with two counts of display of harmful materials to a minor for allegedly exposing 14-year-old students to sexually explicit videos.
Comal ISD: Canyon Lake High School dance teacher Sarah Grudle resigned over alleged past misconduct with a student. Certified
UT Charter School at Cedar Crest Hospital: Contract PE coach David Paul Jones was charged with sexually assaulting a 15-year-old student. Certified
Hardin ISD: Hardin Junior High School principal Chad Barrett was indicted on two counts of possessing CSAM. Certified
Stockdale ISD: High school teacher Peter Leach was indicted on four felony charges related to an alleged sexual relationship with a student. Certified
Prosper ISD: Staff Sergeant Michael Songy, a Rock Hill High School JROTC instructor, was charged with indecent assault against a student. Certified
Little Elm ISD: Brent Elementary custodian Eric Landaverde was charged with continuous sexual abuse of a child under the age of 14. Noncertified
JUNE
Southwest ISD: Substitute teacher and special education aide Christopher Uresti was jailed for allegedly sexually assaulting a 12-year-old student multiple times. Certified
Lewisville ISD: Pastor and school volunteer Jim Mustain was charged with possessing more than 50 images or videos of child sex abuse and four counts of possession or promotion of lewd visual material depicting a child. Noncertified
Winnsboro ISD: High school football coach and teacher Nicholas Gabriel was arrested for having sex with a student. Noncertified
Comfort ISD: Baseball coach and social studies teacher Tye Rexrode was sentenced to four years in prison for having sex with a 17-year-old student and engaging in sexual conversations with underage school girls via social media. Certified (expired)
Bridgeport ISD: Retired high school athletic trainer Billy Newsom was charged with sexually assaulting a disabled student years ago. He was arrested in 2024 for soliciting sex from a child online. Certified
DeSoto ISD: Substitute Bryson Newton was charged with sexually assaulting a child while teaching at Ruby Young Talented and Gifted Academy. Noncertified
Judson ISD: Teacher Ryan England was sentenced to 60 years in prison without parole for continuously sexually abusing five students at Elolf Elementary during class and after-school activities. Certified
Boling ISD: School board president Jerry Svatek Jr. was charged with possessing CSAM featuring a victim younger than 10. Noncertified
Medina ISD: Teacher and high school boys’ basketball coach Bradley Love was charged with improper relationship. Noncertified
Howe ISD: Athletic director and head football coach Andrew Harvey was charged with soliciting a minor for sex. Certified
Winnsboro ISD: Coach Jared Lancaster was arrested for failing to report fellow coach Nick Gabriel. Noncertified
Elgin ISD: High school basketball coach Devin Anderson was charged with improper relationship and possession of CSAM after soliciting a female student via text. Certified
Allen ISD: Preston Elementary teacher Austin White was indicted on four counts of indecency with a child by sexual contact. Certified
JULY
Comal ISD: Art teacher Jennifer Massey was arrested on four new felony sex crime charges related to her arrest last year for alleged sexual abuse of an underage male student. Certified
Denton ISD: Braswell High School choir director Derrick Brookins was charged with indecency with a child by exposure for “purposefully performing a sexual act in front of a child.” Certified
Texas City ISD: High school teacher and coach John Taylor was arrested for online solicitation of a minor. Certified
Belton ISD: High school STEM teacher Pietro Giustino was arrested on federal charges of possessing CSAM, including depictions of minors engaged in sexual intercourse. Certified
Jubilee Academies: Elementary teacher Augustine Rendon was charged with invasive visual recording for upskirting a 7-year-old female student during class. Noncertified
Gainesville ISD: Maintenance worker Henry Jordan was arrested for online solicitation of a minor. Noncertified
Lewisville ISD: Elementary teacher Andrew McGann was charged with murdering the parents of two young girls in Arkansas. McGann taught at Donald Elementary in 2022-23. Parents reported him for grooming behavior, but Lewisville ISD allowed him to resign with no record of misconduct. Certified
AUGUST
Tomball ISD/Magnolia ISD: Bus barn employee Jaime Gonzalez was charged with online solicitation of a minor and possession of a controlled substance. Noncertified
Austin ISD: Campbell Elementary teacher Kevin Abeyta was sentenced to 71 years in prison for sexually abusing a child and possessing CSAM. Certified
Navarro ISD: Bus driver Michael Morrish was sentenced to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to possessing more than 500 CSAM images showing victims as young as infants. Noncertified
Abilene ISD/Texas Leadership Charter Academy: Former teacher and counselor Robert Custer was arrested on a federal charge of accessing CSAM. Certified
Marfa ISD: Educational aide Rebecca Ontiveros, daughter of the district’s school board president, was charged with improper relationship. Noncertified
Lubbock ISD: Teacher/track coach Jeremy Maxfield was charged with sexually assaulting an underage Lubbock ISD student in 2019 and a girl at his church in 2006. Certified
Pearsall ISD: Junior high paraprofessional Alizandra Berrelez was fired over alleged inappropriate communication with a student. Certified
KIPP San Antonio: Teacher/coach Priscilla Castro was arrested for indecency with a child by sexual contact after allegedly fondling a 15-year-old female student. Certified
Waco ISD: Waco High School campus aide Jody Edwards was charged with grooming a 16-year-old female student via text messages and social media. Certified
Brazosport ISD: Former Brazoswood High School teacher Brandyn Martin Hargrove pleaded guilty to 12 charges related to her sexual abuse of an underage female student more than 15 years ago and was sentenced to 10 years’ probation. Certified
SEPTEMBER
Killeen ISD: Two unnamed employees accused of “inappropriate conversations and unprofessional conduct” involving students were placed on administrative leave.
Arp ISD: Assistant principal Karla Florence was arrested for failing to report allegations that her adult son Blake sexually assaulted a child. Certified
Valley Mills ISD/West ISD: High school teacher and girls’ coach Shelby Lashombe was charged with sexual assault of a child and two counts of improper relationship. Lashombe worked at Valley Mills High School at the time of her arrest. She was reported to the TEA for misconduct while working for West ISD in 2023-24. Certified
San Benito ISD: An unnamed employee was placed on leave over alleged “inappropriate” messaging with a child.
Gatesville ISD: Former junior high teacher Christine Cockrell was sentenced to eight years of probation after she pleaded guilty to two counts of improper relationship for sending an underage male student nude pictures on Instagram. Certified
Decatur ISD: Fernando Escobar was arrested for sexual assault of an underage student athlete more than 10 years ago when he was the district’s athletic trainer. He was also arrested on an unrelated charge of indecency with a child by sexual contact. Noncertified
Splendora ISD: Rene Tavera, a 1st-grade dual language teacher at Peach Creek Elementary, was charged with aggravated sexual assault of a child. Certified
Kemp ISD: High school Culinary Arts teacher Anthony Trahan was charged with improper relationship. Noncertified
Marfa ISD: Welding and conjunto teacher Juan Martinez was charged with improper relationship and indecency with a child by sexual contact. Certified (expired)
IDEA Austin: Assistant principal Shonterrich Johnson was arrested for improper relationship and online solicitation of a minor. Noncertified
Fort Stockton ISD: An unnamed teacher resigned amid an investigation of alleged misconduct involving sexual discussions with students.
Springtown ISD: Coach Tye Adams was placed on leave over alleged “unprofessional physical contact” with a student and is “no longer employed” by the district. Certified
Dumas ISD: Retired 3rd grade teacher Robby Mason was indicted on federal charges of possessing and distributing CSAM. Certified
Austin ISD: Custodian Agustin Ibarra Lopez was arrested for indecency with a child. Noncertified
Academy ISD: Bus driver/maintenance worker William Blackburn allegedly sexually abused a female student for 10 months starting when the girl was 13. He was first arrested on the charge of displaying harmful material to a minor, then charged with aggravated sexual assault of a child, indecency with a child by sexual contact, and indecency with a child by exposure. Noncertified
OCTOBER
Great Lakes Academy Plano: Teacher Jacob Allred was sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of sexual performance by a child and one count of improper relationship. The student is suing Allred and the school. Certified
Carroll ISD: Substitute teacher Jennifer Powers was charged with sex trafficking and transporting women in interstate commerce to be tortured in her then-boss’ New York sex dungeon. Certified
Wylie ISD: Substitute teacher Arthur Bass was charged with continuous sexual abuse of a child under the age of 14. Noncertified
Celina ISD: Moore Middle School coach Caleb Elliott, son of renowned head football coach Bill Elliott, was charged with invasive visual recording, possession/promotion of CSAM, and sexual performance by a child. The locker room recording scandal prompted four civil lawsuits. Elliott also faces federal CSAM charges. Certified
Garland ISD: Athletic trainer Shamond Hamilton was arrested for indecency with a child by sexual contact. Noncertified
Holy Cross of San Antonio: Coach Armando Flores was charged with invasive visual recording of students and adults in his campus office. Certified
Grapevine Faith Christian School: Girls’ basketball coach Michael Bo Peacock was sentenced to 40 years in federal prison for conspiracy to produce CSAM and enticing a minor to engage in criminal sexual activity. Noncertified
Leander ISD: Bus monitor Steven Lackey was charged with two counts of indecency with a child by sexual contact. Noncertified
Levelland ISD: Teacher’s aide Camilo Castillo pleaded guilty to multiple federal felonies for recording videos of himself sexually abusing two young boys. Certified
Lancaster ISD: High school band director DeShawn Parks was arrested for indecency with a child by sexual contact. Certified
Hays CISD/Austin ISD: Elementary teacher Andrew Palmore was sentenced to life in prison without parole for continuous sexual abuse of several child victims. Certified
Bullard ISD: Custodian Bryan Taylor was charged with unlawful restraint and attempted sexual performance by a child after allegedly trapping a young girl in a campus bathroom. Noncertified
Hondo ISD: Music teacher Thomas Hill was charged with indecency with a child by sexual contact, sexual performance by a child, and improper relationship. Certified
South Texas ISD: Teacher Roel Flores Jr. was charged with receipt and distribution of CSAM. Certified
Collinsville ISD: Baseball coach/special education teacher Derrick Jenkins was placed on leave while authorities investigate alleged inappropriate communication with a student. Certified
IDEA Hardy: An unnamed teacher was placed under investigation for inappropriately touching a 13-year-old student and sending her sexual messages.
Cedar Hill ISD: Cedar Hill High School Fine Arts director Derrick Walker and band director William Johnson were placed under investigation for alleged misconduct involving former students and no longer work for the district.
Mansfield ISD: Jared Young, a teacher and freshman football/basketball coach at Legacy High School, was arrested for sexual assault of a child, possession and transmission of CSAM, and improper relationship with a student in Alvarado ISD where he previously taught. Certified
NOVEMBER
Celina ISD: Wresting coach Neil Phillips was placed on leave and later resigned after information was posted to social media about misconduct at Melissa ISD, where he previously worked. Certified
Lovejoy ISD: Two Lovejoy High School teachers—volleyball coach Sean McMurry and AP history teacher Mike Rodriguez—were placed on leave over separate allegations of misconduct involving students. Certified
Mesquite ISD: Teacher Chad Beery was charged with possessing CSAM. Certified
Ferris ISD: George McAllister, a part-time welding teacher at Ferris High School, was charged with CSAM possession. Certified
Center ISD: Athletic trainer Christopher Lemoine was charged with improper relationship. Certified
Sealy ISD: Teacher Juan Perez was charged with child grooming. Certified
Killeen ISD: Harker Heights High School associate band director Tyler Claycomb resigned while under investigation for alleged “inappropriate communication” with a student. Certified
Mount Pleasant ISD: Special education teacher’s aide JaQuaven Rogers was charged with sexual assault of a child, child grooming, and improper relationship. Certified
Runge ISD: Teacher’s aide Andrea Rodriguez was arrested after admitting to an “intimate relationship” with a middle school-age student.
Edinburg CISD: Vela High School’s head football coach Ernie Alonzo was sued by the family of a student Alonzo allegedly forced to “perform strenuous physical exercise completely nude.” Certified
Pearland ISD: Dual enrollment instructor Erik Neel was charged with online solicitation of a minor and two counts of possessing computer-generated CSAM. Noncertified
Austin ISD: Middle school special education teacher Jonathan Marks was charged with possession of CSAM and improper relationship. Certified
New Braunfels ISD: Voss Farms Elementary teacher Jacob Peters was arrested for indecent exposure and stalking. Certified
Central Heights ISD: Middle school history teacher and assistant baseball coach Landon Odom was charged with sexual assault of a child. Certified
Sanger ISD: An unnamed ISD police officer was suspended over alleged misconduct with a student. Noncertified
Elgin ISD: Middle school teacher and cheer coach Turran Cortez Fennix was arrested for inappropriately touching a student during a sleepover at Fennix’s home. Noncertified
Houston ISD/Klein ISD: After years on the lam in Peru, former elementary teacher and soccer coach Wilfred Sequeiros was arrested for sexually and physically assaulting at least seven children. Certified
DECEMBER
KIPP Houston: Science teacher Preston Zimmerman was sentenced to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to indecency with a child by sexual contact. Noncertified
Cleveland ISD: Bus driver Jonathan Cranfill was charged with sexual assault of a child. Noncertified
Roma ISD: An unnamed staff member was placed on administrative leave over alleged misconduct involving a student.
Harlandale ISD: Edwardo Cantu, a mariachi teacher at McCollum High School, was charged with sexually assaulting a 16-year-old student. Certified
Harper ISD: Assistant band director Pedro DeLuna was charged with invasive visual recording and possessing videos of underage girls in the high school theater dressing room. Noncertified
Pioneer Technology and Arts Academy: Teacher and volleyball coach Matthan Lough was charged with sexually grooming a child at the Christian Center of Mesquite, where his father was a pastor. Police say he used an AI-generated grooming plan. Certified
Texarkana ISD: Coach Te’Vailance Hunt was charged with online solicitation of a minor. Noncertified
Clyde ISD: Teacher and volleyball coach Jason McAden was placed on leave over alleged “inappropriate communications” with a student. Certified
Pottsboro ISD: Theater teacher Kelly Rhoads was placed under investigation for “alleged inappropriate communication” with a student. Certified
Round Rock ISD: Stony Point High School teacher Domingo Perez Jr. was sentenced to 10 years of deferred adjudication after pleading guilty to an improper relationship with an underage student. Two other felony charges were dropped. Certified
Lubbock ISD: A staff member was placed under investigation and is “no longer employed by the district” in response “parental concerns” involving the employee and a Monterey High School student.
Midlothian ISD: Substitute teacher Madison Jones was charged with aggravated sexual assault of a child, possession of more than 500 CSAM images, and two counts of indecency with a child by sexual contact, Certified
Rockport-Fulton ISD: Joshua Nguyen was charged with sexual assault of a child and improper relationship. Nguyen led the school district’s maritime program and heads a vocational program he founded called the Texas Coastal Academy. Certified
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