ALBEMARLE COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — A college advisor working for the University of Virginia (UVA) at Louisa County High School was found guilty on Monday of taking indecent liberties with a minor in a supervisory capacity.
According to a release from the Louisa County Commonwealth’s Attorney, two juveniles came forward in October 2023 after they received “numerous inappropriate and vulgar messages of a sexual nature” from 24-year-old Samuel Mark Mackey.
In one of the messages, Mackey “asked the child if she ‘wanna f**k’ in his office,” according to Louisa County Deputy Commonwealth’s Attorney Robert M. Wood.
Mackey was working at Louisa County High School as part of UVA’s Virginia College Advising Corps, whose stated mission is “increasing the number of low-income, first-generation, and underrepresented high school students who enter and complete higher education.”
“It’s wrong to steal the innocence of a child, but it’s even worse when you are in a position of responsibility where the kids look up to you for guidance,” said Louisa Commonwealth’s Attorney Rusty McGuire. “We’re glad Mackey was caught before this got any further.”
Mackey is scheduled to be sentenced on Aug. 26. He is facing up to five years in prison.
ALBEMARLE COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — A college advisor working for the University of Virginia (UVA) at Louisa County High School was found guilty on Monday of taking indecent liberties with a minor in a supervisory capacity.
According to a release from the Louisa County Commonwealth’s Attorney, two juveniles came forward in October 2023 after they received “numerous inappropriate and vulgar messages of a sexual nature” from 24-year-old Samuel Mark Mackey.
In one of the messages, Mackey “asked the child if she ‘wanna f**k’ in his office,” according to Louisa County Deputy Commonwealth’s Attorney Robert M. Wood.
Mackey was working at Louisa County High School as part of UVA’s Virginia College Advising Corps, whose stated mission is “increasing the number of low-income, first-generation, and underrepresented high school students who enter and complete higher education.”
“It’s wrong to steal the innocence of a child, but it’s even worse when you are in a position of responsibility where the kids look up to you for guidance,” said Louisa Commonwealth’s Attorney Rusty McGuire. “We’re glad Mackey was caught before this got any further.”
Mackey is scheduled to be sentenced on Aug. 26. He is facing up to five years in prison.