SAN MARCOS, Texas –
The workplace of Hays County Prison District Legal professional Kelly Higgins introduced Friday, Oct. 17, that 53-year-old Andrew Palmore, previously of Kyle, Texas, was discovered responsible of steady sexual abuse of youngsters this week by a Hays County jury and sentenced on Oct. 16, 2025 by that very same jury to life in jail, the utmost punishment allowed by legislation for the offense of steady sexual abuse of youngsters. There isn’t any risk of parole.
In February of 2022, the Kyle Police Division started investigating Palmore, a former instructor at Blanco Vista Elementary College, after an outcry of kid sexual abuse. The minor little one who outcried was not a pupil at Blanco Vista Elementary. All through the course of the investigation, Det. Pedro Carrasco Jr. uncovered proof of a earlier investigation relating to one other little one by the San Marcos Police Division and interviewed the defendant. He admitted to sexually abusing three kids. Palmore additionally revealed that one of many victims was a part of the San Marcos Police Division investigation. The investigation additionally led to the invention of further elementary-aged kids who claimed that Palmore sexually abused them, together with former college students of the defendant at Casey Elementary College in Austin, Texas, through the 2000s.
In the course of the trial, the jury heard testimony from six completely different kids whom Palmore abused, in addition to testimony from two grownup ladies who have been victims of the defendant throughout his time at Casey Elementary. It was obvious from the testimony of the witnesses that Palmore used his place as a instructor to achieve entry to an untold variety of kids and to garner the belief of the group and the mother and father, mentioned Higgins. It’s unimaginable to know the true extent of Palmore’s sexual abuse, which spanned greater than twenty years, he added.
“This case highlights the significance of collaboration between legislation enforcement, prosecutors, and the group in guaranteeing justice is served,” mentioned Dr. Jeff Barnett, Kyle Police Chief. “Our division stays dedicated to defending kids, stopping abuse and holding offenders totally accountable to the fullest extent of the legislation.”
Assistant District Attorneys Daniella Garcia and Elizabeth Schmidt prosecuted this case.
“Kids are probably the most susceptible members of our society, and right now, the youngsters of Hays County have been made safer by guaranteeing a harmful sexual predator won’t ever have entry to a different little one once more. Bringing this predator to justice was actually a group and group effort,” Schmidt mentioned. “We’d wish to thank Det. Carrasco for his laborious work, completely investigating this case that led to the invention of victims that spanned the defendant’s 20-year profession as a instructor, the courageous survivors who stood as much as their offender, the sufferer assistant coordinator who demonstrated extraordinary powers in managing to maintain all the pieces on observe and the entire witnesses who testified within the trial. We additionally admire the time and a spotlight of the jurors who rendered justice. We hope the victims discover some measure of reassurance realizing that they’re safer, and so they have the group’s assist.”