Former Kentucky middle school teacher sentenced for attempted online enticement of minor

ASHLAND, Ky. – A former Kentucky middle school teacher has been sentenced to 132 months in prison for attempted online enticement of a minor.

A plea agreement states that in April and May 2023, 32-year-old Jordan Cobb of Salyersville was employed as a middle school teacher and “engaged in a Snapchat conversation with a former student of his, who was a minor,” according to the United States Attorney’s Office, Western District of Kentucky.

During this conversation, officials say Cobb sent the minor a series of “sexually explicit messages, offers to provide the minor with marijuana and a plan to meet for sexual intercourse.”

The attorney’s office states under federal law Cobb is required to serve 85% of his prison sentence. Upon release, he will be under the supervision of the U.S. Probation Office for a decade, officials say.

The investigation was conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Kentucky State Police.