40-Year Prison Term for Former School Board President Convicted of Child Exploitation
· Texas Border Business
Jerry James Svatek Jr., a 61-year-old former president of the Boling Independent School District Board, has been sentenced to 40 years in federal prison for child exploitation and possession of child pornography. U.S. District Judge Ewing Werlein Jr. handed down the sentence after Svatek pleaded guilty in December 2025. The court heard that he had shared explicit images of a family relative in an online community. In addition to his prison term, Svatek must pay $78,500 in restitution and will be on supervised release for life, with restrictions on internet access and contact with children. He was identified during an undercover investigation into child sexual abuse material.
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