Overview
- Kenneth Wayne Mulkey, 44, was sentenced in Del Rio on Friday by U.S. District Judge Ernest Gonzalez to 30 years in federal prison.
- Mulkey pleaded guilty on Aug. 11, 2025 to attempted coercion and enticement of a minor, and a related obscene‑material charge was later dismissed.
- In Snapchat chats on Oct. 11–12, 2024 with an undercover agent posing as a 14‑year‑old in Orlando, he said he was a football and track coach, asked for explicit photos, and sent a graphic image of himself.
- Phone data showed he was about 40 meters from Sabinal High School when he sent the initial messages, according to court records.
- He was arrested Jan. 31, 2025, indicted Feb. 19, and the district removed him from campus and placed him on administrative leave as the case moved forward.