A Texas man was sentenced to life in prison after authorities say he continued to sexually abuse a boy he allegedly abused earlier while in prison awaiting trial for murder.
Anthony Dewayne Taylor46, of Frisco, was convicted on one count of a child’s sexual performancethe Collin County District Attorney’s Office announced in a press release issued Wednesday, February 11.
Taylor is accused of abusing a minor victim from ages 14 to 16, according to prosecutors.
“After being placed on parole on an Oklahoma drug trafficking charge in 2020, Taylor reconnected with the victim’s family and had access to the child,” the district attorney’s office said.
According to prosecutors, he allegedly abused her in several states and several cities in Texas.
In October 2022, Taylor, described as “a career criminal and confirmed gang member,” was arrested on a murder charge in connection with a slaying in Oklahoma City, the district attorney’s office said.
Before his trial for murder, Taylor repeatedly called the girl he had previously abused from behind bars, according to prosecutors.
Those calls were being recorded, the district attorney’s office said.
Over the phone, Taylor told the girl to “engage in lewd acts while the child lived in Collin County, leading to sexual performance charges,” according to the district attorney’s office.
In December 2022, two years before Taylor finally pleaded guilty to murder in December 2024 and was sentenced to 10 years in prison, the girl came forward about the abuse, the district attorney’s office said.
She “bravely” opened up about the abuse, prompting her family to alert the Frisco Police Department.
Taylor’s defense attorney, John B. Setterbergdeclined Us Weekly’s request for comments on Wednesday 11 February. It was not immediately clear who represented Taylor in his murder case.
According to the district attorney’s office, the boy detailed the alleged abuse he suffered from Taylor, including over the phone, in an interview with the Collin County Child Advocacy Center.
Then a Frisco police detective, Kim Pruittdiscovered evidence that corroborated what the girl shared when she visited Taylor’s home, the district attorney’s office said. Pruitt also obtained the recorded calls from the jail with the help of the Oklahoma City Police Department.
A Collin County jury convicted Taylor of sexually acting on a child in the trial, which began Jan. 20, according to prosecutors and court records reviewed by Us.
Taylor had faced a sentence of five to 99 years in prison, or life in prison, the district attorney’s office said.
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The jury decided a life sentence was appropriate, according to prosecutors.
“This convicted killer continued to prey on a child even from behind bars,” said the district attorney. Greg Willis he said in a statement. “A Collin County jury saw the full picture and handed down the only sentence that protects the public and our children: life in prison.”
Taylor has since filed an appeal in his case, court records show.
If you or someone you know is experiencing child abuse, call or text Helpline for children at 1-800-422-4453.