Former school superintendent sentenced to prison for child sex crimes

OWENSBORO, Ky. (WFIE/Gray News) – A former superintendent of a school district in Kentucky was sentenced to prison Wednesday after pleading guilty to multiple child sex crimes.

Court officials say 53-year-old Matthew Constant has been sentenced to 30 years in prison.

Constant was formerly the superintendent of Owensboro Public Schools. Owensboro is located just south of the Indiana border.

Constant was arrested in July of 2023 following an investigation by Kentucky State Police. He pled guilty to nine charges in February of this year.

According to court records, his guilty plea was not part of a plea deal.

He was charged with online enticement of a minor/receipt of child pornography, transfer of obscene material to a minor, online enticement of a minor and sexual exploitation of children.

Kentucky State Police said the investigation started in May 2023 when a third party reported to officers that they believed Constant was having an inappropriate relationship with a student at another school district.

He was then suspended from his role as superintendent and later arrested.

Through their investigation, police said they found evidence of other inappropriate communication with minors in both Kentucky and Indiana.

“Just because someone holds a certain position, doesn’t mean that they [don’t] make bad choices or do risky things,” KSP Trooper Corey King said back in 2023.

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