Former Mississippi teacher sentenced to 192 years in prison for sex crimes

AMORY, Miss. (WJTV) – A former North Mississippi teacher has been sentenced to 192 years in prison after being convicted of multiple counts of sexual exploitation of a child.

Toshemie Wilson, a former Amory School District teacher, was sentenced Wednesday, May 29. He was also ordered to pay $123,353.34 in restitution to the victims of the offense and a $5,000 assessment for trafficking.

In December 2023, a Greenville jury found Wilson guilty of eight counts of sexual exploitation of children based on his conduct while he was a teacher employed by the Amory School District. Trial testimony revealed that Wilson used his position as a teacher and advisor for the student group Technology Students of America (TSA) to prepare students to eventually produce videos and images of child sexual abuse in exchange for money and drugs.

During Wilson's trial, seven witnesses testified that he approached them when they were students and solicited them to make masturbation videos in exchange for compensation between 2005 and 2014. The witnesses testified identified several locations where Wilson had asked them to make the videos, including the school bathrooms, an office. rented specifically for this purpose, and the Amory Wal-Mart bathroom.

Several witnesses said they were encouraged to make videos during out-of-town school trips with the TSA.

An investigation into the case began when a former student reported the abuse to a counselor. That counselor then reported the statement to law enforcement.

“Parents and children should be able to trust teachers, and Toshemie Wilson deeply betrayed that trust and deserves every hour of every day he spends in prison,” said U.S. Attorney Clay Joyner. “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 investigation into this case was a joint effort by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Mississippi Attorney General's Office, and several state and local law enforcement agencies.