Donald Mosley Sentenced to 40 Years for Sexual Assault

A Hunt County man will spend at least the next four decades in prison, after having been found guilty of charges of sexually assaulting a child and videotaping the encounter.

Donald Brian Mosley, 43, faced up to life in prison. He had pleaded guilty in April to one count of aggravated sexual assault of a child and one count of sexual performance by a child. He entered open pleas of guilty to both charges, meaning no potential sentence in the case had been offered or arranged.

Following a hearing in the 354th District Court, Judge Richard A. Beacom sentenced Mosley Thursday to 40 years in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice-Institutional Division on each count, according to Hunt County District Attorney Noble D. Walker Jr.

“We are extremely pleased with the sentences handed down by Judge Beacom,” Walker said. “Since the judge ordered that the sentences were to run consecutively, or “stacked”, the defendant will have to complete his first sentence before beginning his second sentence. As a result, the defendant will have to serve at least 40 years in the penitentiary before being eligible for release on parole.”

Mosley, who lived at a residence between Floyd and Merit, was the subject of a reported investigation by the Hunt County Sheriff’s Office after deputies received information on Oct. 10, 2008 of possible child pornography on a videotape that had been brought to the agency. Officers with the Criminal Investigation Division were contacted and reportedly determined the aggravated sexual assault of a child had occurred. During the investigation, the Hunt County Sheriff’s Office requested assistance from the Collin County Sheriff’s Office, the Plano Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in locating additional potential victims and the recovery of computer equipment for evidentiary purposes.

Walker credited First Assistant District Attorney Steve Tittle for the prosecution of the case, and the sheriff’s office for the investigation, most notably Sheriff’s Investigator Jeff Haines, who obtained admissions from Mosley during his interrogation of the defendant.

Teachers Robert Rich & Adam Windsor Charged with Inappropriate Behavior with Students

Two local teachers face criminal charges amid allegations of inappropriate behavior involving female students at their schools, the Frederick County State's Attorney's Office said Friday.

A Catoctin High School teacher is accused of inappropriately touching a 17-year-old female student, authorities said. A Ballenger Creek Middle School teacher faces allegations he videotaped 13- and 14-year-old girls as they changed clothes.

A grand jury on Friday indicted the men, both Hagerstown residents, said Assistant State's Attorney Lindell K. Angel. Warrants will be issued for their arrests.

If convicted of the most serious offenses with which they are charged, Robert Rich, 47, and Adam Windsor, 25, could each face 25 years in the Maryland Division of Correction.

Rich, a science teacher at Catoctin High, has been employed by Frederick County Public Schools since January 2004, said Marita Loose, the school system's communications director.

Rich was accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a student. He was indicted on six misdemeanor counts of fourth-degree sex offense and one felony count of child sex abuse on school property, Angel said.

An investigation by Detective Michael Davies of the Frederick County Sheriff's Office began after the teen victim confided her allegations to a family friend, who told the girl's parents.

Windsor, the theater arts and band teacher at Ballenger Creek Middle for three years, became the focus of an investigation by sheriff's Detective Willie Ollie as an offshoot of an investigation by the Baltimore office of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Angel said.

Executing a search and seizure warrant of Windsor's residence as part of a child pornography investigation, ICE agents found video footage on his computer taken at Ballenger Creek Middle, Angel said.

Windsor is accused of using a cell phone to videotape girls changing in a room set up for costume changes, Angel said.

The ICE agent assigned to the pornography case was not available Friday.

The grand jury indicted Windsor on two counts of child sex abuse, exploitation and two counts of visual surveillance with prurient intent, authorities said.

Both teachers were placed on administrative leave when school officials became aware of the police investigations, Loose said.

Rich has been on administrative leave since May 6; Windsor has been on leave since April 24.

"School administrators were directed by law enforcement not to share information about these matters with staff or the school community while the investigations were ongoing," Loose said.