Amory teacher sentenced to 192 years in prison for forcing students to create sex videos for drugs and money

After being convicted in December of manipulating students for sexual purposes, former Mississippi teacher Toshemie Wilson was sentenced to 192 years in prison.

Wilson, who taught at Amory High School, was convicted on eight counts of using students to produce sexually explicit material in his capacity as advisor to a student group called Technology Students of America.

Between 2005 and 2014, Wilson would groom students before offering them money or drugs in exchange for sexually explicit videos and photos. Among the eight anonymous witnesses who testified against the 48-year-old, several claimed that Wilson had them make the equipment in certain locations on campus, such as the school's bathrooms. The predator also rented an office for the sole purpose of engaging minors in sexual acts.

Several of the victims said Wilson encouraged them to make videos or take photos in public places such as a Walmart bathroom. They guaranteed that Wilson often used out-of-town field trips to inspire them to create more content.

Wilson, who admitted to possessing all of the equipment before disposing of the hard drive, was ordered by a judge Wednesday to pay more than $123,000 to the victims, in addition to the life sentence.

“Parents and children should be able to trust teachers, and Toshemie Wilson profoundly betrayed that trust and deserves every hour of every day he spends in prison,” said U.S. Attorney Clay Joyner, who prosecuted the case alongside Assistant U.S. Attorneys Parker S. King. and Clyde McGee.

“I cannot say enough about the courage of the victims who came forward, and I commend AUSA Parker King for leading the prosecution and efforts of the Mississippi Attorney General's Office, the FBI and our local law enforcement partners. enforcement of laws. Wilson is now exactly where he belongs.

The case was part of a national initiative launched by the Justice Department in 2006, called Project Safe Childhood, which serves to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse in the United States.