The Brief

Former Plano private school teacher Jacob Allred was sentenced to 20 years in prison.

He was accused of grooming a 15-year-old student at Great Lakes Academy.

Allred pleaded guilty earlier this week and received the maximum possible for the offense.

PLANO, Texas - A former private school teacher in Plano who was accused of grooming one of his students will spend the next 20 years in prison.

What's new:

According to court records, Jacob Allred pleaded guilty earlier this week to the offense of sexual performance by a child, which is a second-degree felony.

A judge gave him a 20-year prison sentence, which is the maximum amount for the offense.

The backstory:

Allred was a teacher at Great Lakes Academy in Plano.

He was arrested in January of 2024 after police said one o

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