San Antonio Woman Sentenced to 27 Years in Federal Prison for Sexual Performance by a Child

SAN ANTONIO - A San Antonio woman was sentenced in federal court to 325 months in prison followed by 30 years of supervised release for one count of sexual performance by a child.

According to court documents, Keisha Lyn Swarner, 42, induced a 13-year-old boy to engage in sexual conduct with a 12-year-old girl. Swarner, who was a fifth-grade teacher, facilitated meetings between the two children at her home on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. Swarner induced sexual conduct between the children in various text messages she sent to the boy on a cell phone she had given him, instructing him not to tell his parents.

Swarner was arrested on April 14, 2022, and has remained in federal custody. She pleaded guilty on Jan. 9, 2024, to one count of sexual performance by a child, admitting that she had authorized and induced a child younger than 14 years of age to engage in sexual conduct.

U.S. Attorney Jaime Esparza for the Western District of Texas made the announcement.

The Naval Criminal Investigative Service investigated the case.

Assistant U.S. Attorneys William Calve and Bettina Richardson prosecuted the case.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by U.S. Attorneys' Offices and CEOS, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state and local resources to better locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.justice.gov/psc.

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