Former school board president gets 40 years for child porn possession HOUSTON — A 61-yearold Houston man has been ordered to federal prison for possession of child pornography and sexual exploitation of a child, announced Acting U.S. Attorney John G.E. Marck.Jerry James Svatek Jr. pleaded guilty Dec. 5, 2025.U.S. District Judge Ewing Werlein Jr. has now sentenced Svatek to 480 months for the production and possession of child pornography convictions, respectively. They will run concurrently for a total 480-month-term of imprisonment.At the hearing, the court heard Svatek previously served as president of the Boling Independent School District Board of Trustees ...