Woman found guilty of continuous sexual abuse of child, sentenced to 32 years in prison, authorities say

A woman accused of taking a child in her care to multiple photoshoots in which the victim was put in “sexually explicit poses” has been sentenced to 32 years behind bars, the Collin County Criminal District Attorney’s office announced Tuesday.

Stacey Jurik, 40, of Wylie was arrested by Dallas police officers in December 2022 on multiple charges, including continuous sexual abuse of a child, online court records showed. Her charge showed that the victim was under the age of 14 at the time of the offense. She was sentenced Thursday.

In 2021, Jurik was contacted by Grant Durtschi, 50, of Lewisville and “arranged for” him to take photographs of a child in her care, the district attorney’s office said in Tuesday’s news release.

“Durtschi traveled between numerous states photographing children, and many of the photos were of a sexually explicit nature,” the attorney’s office said, adding that “Jurik was aware that Durtschi produced child pornography.”

Between 2021 and early 2022, Jurik allegedly brought the child to “numerous photo shoots” that involved Durtschi. She is also accused of discussing the ideas and themes for the shoots, the attorney’s office said.

Photoshoots entailed the child “both partially and fully nude and taking part in simulated sexual acts,” according to the attorney’s office.

“Jurik would remain for the entirety of the photo shoots and assist Durtschi in getting the child to cooperate with the photos,” the attorney’s office said, adding that Jurik was paid for her involvement as well as “a large percentage of the proceeds that [Durtschi] made from selling the photos online.”

In August 2021, a different victim reported Durtschi to federal authorities in Louisiana, the attorney’s office said. Durtschi pleaded guilty earlier this year to production and attempted production of child pornography, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Louisiana.

During their investigation of Durtschi’s actions, federal authorities seized more than 50 electronic devices that belonged to him, according to the Collin County district attorney’s office. Investigators found explicit photos and videos of the child Jurik brought to him on some of the devices.

“These devices also contained multiple videos showing Jurik’s active participation in producing child pornography at these photo sessions in the DFW area,” the attorney’s office added.

A detective for the Dallas Police Department who led the investigation into Jurik found that she brought the child victim to locations in Wylie, Providence Village and Dallas, authorities said.

A Collin County jury on Thursday found Jurik guilty of continuous sexual abuse of a child, according to online records. She is not eligible for parole, the attorney’s office said.