Former high school trainer gets 7 years in federal prison for child porn
WACO, Texas (FOX 44) – A Moody man who had worked as a high school athletic trainer has been sentenced to 84 months in prison in a Waco federal court for possession of visual depictions of sexual activities by minors.
According to court documents, 57-year-old Trevor Swift was employed as an athletic trainer at Lake Belton High School in May 2022. During this time, students witnessed through his office window that he was viewing images depicting child sexual abuse material on his cell phone.
The Department of Justice (DoJ) says students recorded Swift's activities and reported his conduct to administrators. Swift admitted to Temple Police Department investigators he had viewed sexually explicit images, but said they were of adult men and women. He was dismissed from campus and placed on administrative leave. Swift was arrested on May 26, 2022, and was convicted in a bench trial on July 31, 2024.
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The DoJ says this investigation included a seizure of an SD memory card from Swift's office at the high school, which revealed pornographic images depicting prepubescent and pubescent children — as young as five years of age or younger — engaged in sexual acts.
Acting U.S. Attorney Margaret Leachman for the Western District of Texas made the announcement. The FBI and the Temple Police Department investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Mary Kucera prosecuted the case.
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