Former San Antonio teacher sentenced to 27 years in prison for encouraging ‘sexual conduct’ between children

SAN ANTONIO (KTSA News) — A San Antonio woman now has a 27-year sentence in federal prison to be 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.