Former Judson ISD band director convicted on child pornography charges sentenced to 131 years

Mark Mallow still faces trial on 3 other charges at a later date

Mark Mallow, a former Judson ISD band director, was found guilty on 20 counts of possession of child pornography and promotion of child pornography. (Copyright 2024 by KSAT - All rights reserved.)

SAN ANTONIO – A former Judson ISD band director who was found guilty on 20 counts of possession of child pornography and promotion of child pornography has been sentenced to 131 years in prison.

Mark Mallow was sentenced to 120 years for the 20 counts of possession of child pornography and 11 years for the promotion of child porn charge.

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Mallow was arrested in August 2022 after the social media app Snapchat noticed the explicit media and reported it to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

Mallow was teaching at Woodlake Hills Middle School when he was arrested.

While he was out on bond, he was arrested a year later on three charges, including online solicitation of a minor. Mallow will stand trial at a later date on those charges.


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