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Former Central Texas Teacher Gets Life Without Parole for Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child

Prosecutors describe a two-decade pattern of abuse revealed by local police investigations.

Overview

  • A Hays County jury returned a guilty verdict on Oct. 16 and imposed the maximum penalty of life in prison without parole.
  • An attorney for Andrew Palmore filed a notice of appeal the same day he was sentenced.
  • Kyle police opened the case in February 2022 after a child reported abuse, later learning of a prior San Marcos investigation, and arrested Palmore in March 2022.
  • Prosecutors say Palmore admitted during interviews to sexually abusing three children.
  • Six children and two adults, all former students, testified at trial about abuse that dated to the early 2000s.