An eighth grade teacher in Texas resigned after being arrested on Friday for allegedly sending sexually explicit messages and photos to a 15-year-old on Instagram, according to multiple reports. Christine Paige Cockrell, an earth science teacher at Gatesville Junior High School, faces charges of indecency with a child and possession of child pornography with intent to distribute, according to a criminal complaint obtained by local outlets including KXXV and KWTX. The 15-year-old high school student told the Gatesville Independent School District on April 11 about him and Cockrell exchanging nude photos and sexting since October 2023, the Waco,...

CONROE, Texas (KIAH) — A church leader was sentenced in a Montgomery County court up to eight years in jail for sexually abusing a teenage member of his church. Now, the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office is releasing details about the case.  Jonathan Ryan Ensey, 37, received four years for indecency with a child and eight years for online solicitation of a minor on Wednesday after prosecutors said he sent several sexually explicit messages to the victim. The sentence will be served concurrently with each other. Montgomery County Assistant District Attorney Chris Seufert, who prosecuted the case, said that...

William C. Robinson, a pastor working for Chi Alpha Campus Ministries in Corpus Christi, received 10 years probation after sexually abusing an underage family member. According to his indictment, Robinson sexually abused an underage family member between July 11, 2015 and June 27, 2022. The arrest affidavit states the sexual contact with the child began when she was nine. Robinson was arrested on June 11, 2022. On March 22, Robinson appeared in the 319th District Court where he accepted a plea deal that would avoid any jail time. He pleaded guilty to one count of continuous sexual...