Former Miss. substitute teacher sentenced in child exploitation case

SUMNER, Miss. (WMC) - A former substitute teacher from Southaven, Mississippi, was sentenced to prison for child exploitation and sexual battery charges.

Jakalyn Moore was convicted on one count of sexual battery by a person in a position of trust and authority and one count of child exploitation. She was also sentenced to serve 15 years on a federal charge of production of child sexual abuse material (CSAM).

Moore, who previously worked for the West Tallahatchie School District as a substitute teacher, was sentenced on October 27 by Judge Smith Murphey. She will serve 25 years in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections, with 15 years to serve and 10 years of post-release supervision.

Moore was also ordered to pay a $2,000 assessment to the Victims of Human Trafficking and Commercial Sexual Exploitation Fund.

She will also be required to register as a sex offender.

Her federal and state sexual battery charges will run concurrently, and she will serve her time in federal prison. She will still be subject to state post-release surveillance for ten years after her release.

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