Overview
- Timothy Shay, sentenced Tuesday by Judge Stephen Corr, received 18 to 54 years in state prison after a no-contest plea to corruption of minors and related charges.
- The case opened in 2025 when a former student filed a police report, and a public appeal by prosecutors then led to 18 identified victims.
- Prosecutors said Shay groomed boys during private lessons by calling wrist massages a warmup, then escalating to sexual contact while telling them to keep it secret.
- Some victims were as young as five, and the abuse occurred in back rooms of local music stores and in homes, which made it harder for others to see what was happening.
- County detectives found child pornography on Shay’s phone, and survivors described lasting harm in court that the judge cited as he imposed the per-victim sentence.