MISSISSIPPI
Sun Herald

BY ROBIN FITZGERALD
rfitzgerald@sunherald.com

Richard Pryor, a longtime school teacher in Gulfport, has been indicted on federal charges alleging he took boys across state lines for sexual activity.

GULFPORT — A federal grand jury has indicted a longtime Gulfport school teacher on multiple charges alleging he took boys across state lines to have sex with them.

Richard Pryor, 68, allegedly molested the boys while he was a teacher at Bayou View Junior High. He has admitted molesting eight boys and the FBI has found evidence of others, according to recent testimony.

The indictment was unsealed Monday in U.S. District Court.

Pryor faces charges with maximum penalties of up to life in prison.

He was teaching at St. Patrick Catholic High School in Biloxi when the FBI arrested him in August.