John Frank Scheer mug shot (Round Rock Police Department)
WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Texas - A Williamson County jury convicted a Round Rock man of indecency with a child on Wednesday.
42-year-old John Frank Scheer was found guilty of molesting a 15-year-old transgender teenager in September 2021 in a Round Rock home. Scheer was known to the victim and was in a position of trust for the child.
The victim called a teen crisis hotline to report the crime. The crisis hotline contacted Texas Child Protective Services for further investigation.
Scheer was arrested by Round Rock police on Nov. 5, 2021.
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The jury sentenced Scheer to 10 years confinement in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice-Institutional Division and assessed a fine of $10,000 with a recommendation that the prison time be suspended and that he be placed on Community Supervision.
Scheer will be formally sentenced by a judge on Feb. 24, 2024.