Former Middle School Teacher Sentenced Due to Sexual Relationship with Student

William Trevor Goodson, 32, former middle school teacher and coach in Laurel County was sentenced to sentenced to more than 20 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to a charge of online enticement last September. He was sentenced to 246 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Claria Horn Boom in London, Kentucky on Tuesday, January 28, 2025.

A news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office says Goodson used text messages and Snapchat to share many sexually explicit messages with the victim.

The U.S. Attorney's Office also said that when questioned, Goodson told police that his relationship with the minor was like that of a boyfriend, and he further admitted to buying the victim gifts and communicating daily, via Snapchat.

According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, Goodson convinced the minor victim to engage in sexual contact, on multiple occasions, within his classroom.

A plea agreement states that Goodson was a teacher at the victim’s school and that he used Snapchat to communicate with the student daily between August 2023 and February 23, 2024.

Federal law requires that he serve 85 percent of his sentence. Once released, he will be on probation for 20 years. The FBI and London Police Department investigated the case.

William Trevor Goodson, 32, of Antioch, Tennessee, is a former teacher and basketball coach at South Laurel Middle School.



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