SAN MARCOS, Texas — A former Hays CISD teacher has been sentenced to life in prison for the continuous sexual abuse of children , the Hays County District Attorney’s Office announced Friday, Oct. 17.

A Hays County jury found Andrew Palmore, 53, guilty and sentenced him on Thursday, Oct. 16, to life without the possibility of parole.

The Kyle Police Department began investigating Palmore, a former teacher at Blanco Vista Elementary School, in 2022 after receiving reports of child sexual abuse. The first report came from a minor who was not a Blanco Vista student.

Investigators said evidence surfaced during a separate San Marcos Police Department investigation involving another child. Palmore later admitted to sexually abusing three children, including one involved in that San Marcos c

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