MARSHALL, Texas - Former Longview High School chemistry teacher Topher James Stout, 41, has received two life sentences after pleading guilty Wednesday to the aggravated sexual assault of two children.
âThe victimsâ family and I visited multiple times, and in lieu of the victims having to testify, we all agreed this was the best disposition,â said First Assistant District Attorney Madison Hood, who prosecuted the case.
âWe are pleased with the plea and hope that the victims can continue their healing with the criminal side closed,â she said.
Stout was indicted by a Harrison County grand jury in October 2020 on four counts of sexual assault of a child, two counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child and one count of continuous sex abuse of a child younger than age 14.