Ex-Texas teacher, boyfriend faces nearly $9M lawsuit over 38 counts of child sex
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A former Texas teacher and her boyfriend are now facing 38 counts of child sex crimes, and their bonds have been set at nearly $9 million.
Madison Paige Jones, a former substitute teacher in the Midlothian Independent School District, and her boyfriend Zackery Dondlinger were first arrested in December after Midlothian police began investigating allegations involving a 5-year-old child living in Jones’ home.
Jones’ bond was initially set at $90,000 and Dodlinger’s was initially reported at $250,000, but after additional charges were filed earlier this month, their bonds increased significantly.
Jones faces 13 counts of sexual abuse of a child, possession of child pornography, two counts of indecent behavior with a child including sexual intercourse and three counts of child molestation.
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Madison Jones, 30, was arrested by Midlothian Police Department officers on Dec. 19, 2025. (Ellis County Sheriff’s Office)
Dondlinger is charged with one count of sexual intercourse with a child under the age of 14, 13 counts of sexual abuse of a child, two counts of lewd conduct with a child involving sexual intercourse, three counts of lewd conduct with a child involving exposure and one felony warrant.
Dodlinger’s bond is now set at $5 million, while Jones’ bond is set at $3.8 million.
NBC affiliate NewsChannel10 in Amarillo reported that court documents show Midlothian police were called to the home of a woman on Dec. 17 who identified herself as Jones’ friend.
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Zackery Dodlinger faces multiple child sex charges in Ellis County, Texas. (Ellis County Sheriff’s Office)
A woman told police she was concerned about Dodlinger’s behavior toward a five-year-old child who lived at Jones’ home. Jones and Dodlinger were in a relationship at the time.
According to the documents, Jones is said to have told the investigators that Dodlinger should sexually assault the child and that he was the one who did the acts. The documents also say Jones told authorities that Dodlinger had sexual thoughts about the child.
Affidavits obtained by the station say Jones described the sexual acts to investigators and told police he recorded videos of the abuse and sent them to Dodlinger via Snapchat.
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A Texas substitute teacher was arrested and charged with multiple charges, including child sexual abuse on Dec. 19, 2025. (fstop123/iStock via Getty Images Plus)
Investigators later seized Jones’ iPhone when they executed a search warrant, and the affidavit says the phone contained a text message from Dodlinger that supported Jones’ account of doing as he ordered. Authorities also seized an iPad from Jones, and two iPhones were taken from Dodlinger when he was arrested.
Jones was first arrested on December 19 after police began investigating a report two days earlier about child sexual abuse.
Detectives later identified Dondlinger, 37, as the second suspect in the case, and he was arrested on December 23 and charged with having sex with a child, according to the Midlothian Police Department.
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Midlothian police previously told Fox News Digital that Jones and Dodlinger were dating.
The Midlothian Independent School District said Jones is no longer employed by the district and confirmed that he served as a substitute teacher four times last year. School officials also said they had no information suggesting the allegations were related to Jones’ work or occurred on school property.
