Teacher who coerced students for sexual photos sentenced
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A former Missouri teacher has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for coercing minor children to send him pornographic images and videos. Thirty-one-year-old Brandon Lane McCullough, of Branson was sentenced Tuesday for five counts in the scheme. So far, investigators have identified 11 child victims across the country but say it is likely there were many more victims. McCullough was a teacher at Cassville High School at the time the crimes occurred. Federal investigators say he pretended to be a teenager online to entice his victims to send sexually suggestive images, then threatened to share the images if they didn’t send him more.
