Babysitter's Lifetime Sentence for Child Porn

0:00It's March 30th. This is Dallas News today, AI-powered stories from your city. A 41-year-old guy from Waco, Texas, named Kevin Duane Pridemore, just got slapped with an 80-year federal prison sentence for sexually. Exploiting kids, he was paid to babysit. He pled guilty to two counts of producing child pornography and one count of possessing it, and the judge stacked those sentences consecutive. 116 months total plus ordered him to cough up $207,000 in restitution to the victims. Earlier this year, in early 2025, investigators tied at least 50 posts on a dark web child porn site back to him. On March 24th, FBI agents raided his home and seized an SD card with a 15-minute video showing him abusing a girl between 5 and 7 years old. This hits hard because Pridemore was in a position of total trust as a babysitter, praying on the youngest kids, including infants and toddlers, wow.

1:00Parents thought they were safe. At least four victims got identified from his recordings, shattering families who handed over their little ones without a second thought. Forensic dives into his devices turned up a staggering 23,728 images in 155 videos of abuse. He got indicted in April 2025 and copped the plea in November, sealing his fate. With that lifetime lock up, officials say it's cold comfort, but real closure. No more harm from this predator. Just long overdue accountability for the lives he wrecked.