Crime

Former Area Teacher, Coach Arrested for Continuous Assault of Child

By James Bouligny, Jan 16, 2025
 

SAN ANGELO, TX— A former teacher and coach at Robert Lee ISD has been arrested for sexual assault of a child.

Justin Esquell, 49, who taught and coached at Robert Lee from 2014 to 2024, allegedly abused a child from March 21, 2020, to Oct. 5, 2024, according to the indictment.

The victim was under 14 when the alleged abuse began.

The indictment lists the charge as sexual abuse of a child continuous: victim under 14.

Esquell was also a former football coach and athletic director at Water Valley.

Esquell was arrested by the Tom Green County Sheriff’s Office on Jan. 16, 2025, and has been released from the Tom Green County Jail on $150,000 bond. Esquell is not allowed to have contact with the victim.

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