Former San Antonio teacher sentenced to 16 years in prison for distributing child sexual abuse images

In a sentencing that resonates with the poignant issues of child exploitation, Thomas Mckinley Koog Jr., a former San Antonio teacher, was handed a significant prison sentence Friday for his crimes involving child sexual abuse. According to court documents cited by KSAT, the 63-year-old was sentenced to 16 years, or 192 months, in federal lockup.

Koog’s heinous activities notably included uploading a video to a social media platform depicting minors engaging in sexual acts. The upload led to a report from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children Cyber ​​Tipline, which subsequently alerted Homeland Security Investigations on August 6, 2020. Further investigation revealed that Koog had also distributed three videos in 2019 in which material about child sexual abuse was shown to six people. individuals several times.

During this disturbing case, HSI agents learned that the suspect had worked in a position of trust as a guidance counselor at an elementary school in the Northside Independent School District. “Koog revealed that he had been a guidance counselor with the district for more than 12 years and also as an NISD teacher for more than 20 years,” KSAT reported.

This alarming breach of trust has undoubtedly had a significant impact on the community, especially considering that the suspect’s significant tenure has influenced the young minds of primary school students. A somewhat similar report from Fox San Antonio, which called the material “child pornography,” details how Koog’s actions contradicted the essence of the guidance and safe haven that schools and counselors are supposed to provide.