An ex-teacher from a Sacramento elementary school received a life sentence after admitting to the sexual abuse of several young female students over an extended period.
He used his after-school club as a trap to groom and assault students, the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office revealed.
Kim Kenneth Wilson, 64, was sentenced to 215 years to life in Sacramento, California, on Friday.
He pleaded guilty to nine felony counts of lewd acts on a child, prosecutors said.
Wilson, a longtime teacher at Del Paso Heights Elementary School, ran the campus broadcast club, Los Angeles Times reported.
The club had a private, windowless, soundproof room where most of his crimes occurred, according to the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office.
He lured young girls to the room, committing sex acts and often recording them.
Some victims were forced to look into the camera while performing sexual acts, authorities said.
Wilson also assaulted children at his home during events he hosted, prosecutors revealed.
Sacramento police searched his home and found chilling evidence of his crimes.
Officers discovered child-sized sex toys, including artificial genitalia and a child-sized torso.
They also uncovered a massive collection of VHS tapes, DVDs, and digital storage devices.
The recordings showed Wilson sexually assaulting numerous students over several years.
The victims were entrusted to his care as their teacher and club leader.
He admitted to multiple allegations involving several victims, prosecutors confirmed.
On February 25, 2025, Wilson pleaded guilty in Sacramento County Superior Court.
Child Sexual Abuse in the US: Key Facts
- 1 in 9 girls and 1 in 20 boys under 18 experience sexual abuse or assault.
- In 90% of cases, the child knows their abuser – often a family member, teacher, coach, or trusted adult.
- Only 38% of child victims disclose abuse during childhood, with many waiting until adulthood.
- Less than 40% of cases are reported to authorities, meaning the true number of victims is likely far higher.
- Victims face long-term effects, including PTSD, depression, anxiety, and physical health problems.
Source: CDC, Department of Justice, RAINN
Under California law, Wilson could be eligible for elder parole in about 17 years.
The Twin Rivers School District faces two civil lawsuits tied to Wilson’s abuse.
Twin Rivers Unified School District didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment by The U.S. Sun.
One case, settled for $6 million, involved a sixth-grader abused in 2014-15.
According to the complaint, “Wilson secluded the plaintiff in his classroom, which was sometimes behind a closed or locked door, or within a soundproof, windowless padded room inside his classroom. There, he reportedly took photographs of her, touched her breasts, kissed her, digitally penetrated her vagina, and coerced her into oral acts.”
The complaint says the girl was left with physical injuries and lasting trauma to her nervous system, causing ongoing mental and physical pain.
It also claims the district failed to monitor Wilson, which allowed his abuse to continue unchecked for years.
Another ongoing case alleges Wilson abused a 7-year-old during the 2013-14 school year.
The complaint states Wilson regularly lured the second-grader into the broadcast room during class and recess, where he photographed her genitalia.
It also alleges he once forced her to pose with a sausage in her mouth while he snapped pictures from several angles.
The complaint claims the school district either knew or should have known about Wilson’s abuse of multiple students but failed to safeguard them.
The case is still pending in Sacramento County Superior Court.
The Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The U.S. Sun.
