December 12, 2023
(McKinney, Texas) – Stacey Jurik, 40, of Wylie, was sentenced to 32 years in prison for Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child after a jury found her guilty, announced Collin County District Attorney Greg Willis. “What Jurik put this child through is unthinkably disgusting. Then to also profit from the pornographic pictures of the child makes us all want to throw up,” said Willis after sentencing.
In 2021, Jurik was contacted by a photographer named Grant Durtschi. Durtschi traveled between numerous states photographing children, and many of the photos were of a sexually explicit nature. Jurik was aware that Durtschi produced child pornography and arranged for Durtschi to photograph a child in her care.
Jurik brought the child to numerous photo shoots with Durtschi from 2021 through early 2022. Jurik would discuss the ideas and themes for the photo shoots with Durtschi beforehand. These included the child posing both partially and fully nude and taking part in simulated sexual acts. At the photo shoots themselves, Jurik would prepare the child for and position the child in these sexually explicit poses. Jurik would remain for the entirety of the photo shoots and assist Durtschi in getting the child to cooperate with the photos. Jurik received payment from Durtschi for each of these photo shoots as well as a large percentage of the proceeds that he made from selling the photos online.
In August 2021, another child whom Durtschi had been photographing in a sexually explicit manner reported Durtschi to the FBI in Louisiana. The FBI began a months-long investigation into Durtschi for producing child pornography, with FBI Special Agent David Borgetti, Special Agent Chris Bedford, and Special Agent Karen Ryndak uncovering numerous other child victims that Durtschi had been photographing across multiple states.
Pursuant to a federal search warrant, the FBI seized over 50 electronic devices belonging to Durtschi, some of which contained the sexually explicit photos and videos of the child Jurik brought to him. These devices also contained multiple videos showing Jurik’s active participation in producing child pornography at these photo sessions in the DFW area.
After the FBI transferred the investigation of Jurik to the State of Texas, Dallas Police Department Detective Michael Fontenot led the investigation into Jurik. Throughout his investigation, Fontenot discovered the exact dates and locations of the session where Jurik would bring the child to be photographed, which included locations in Wylie, Providence Village, and Dallas.
The jury returned a guilty verdict for the first-degree felony offense of Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Child. During the punishment phase of the trial, prosecutors presented evidence that Jurik had provided photos of another child to Durtschi for him to sell online. The jury assessed punishment at 32 years in prison with no eligibility for parole.
Assistant Criminal District Attorneys Kimberly Kircher and Dewey Mitchell prosecuted the case, assisted by District Attorney Investigator Linda Herrera. Judge Tom Nowak presided over the case.
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