Sicko NYC theater teacher bragged about grooming kids, caught with trove of sick pics — now he’s headed to prison
Anthony Michael Souza, a former New York City theater teacher, has been sentenced to 12.5 years in prison after being convicted of possessing and distributing child pornography and engaging in sexual conduct with a minor. He was found to have shared over 1,000 images and videos of child sexual abuse and admitted to grooming underage students. Souza also filmed sexual encounters with a 15-year-old he met on Grindr and hosted a sex party involving a minor.
- ▪Anthony Michael Souza was sentenced to 12.5 years in prison for child pornography and sexual conduct with a minor.
- ▪He possessed over 1,000 images and videos of child sexual abuse, some involving infants and toddlers.
- ▪Souza met a 15-year-old on Grindr, filmed their sexual encounters, and allegedly hosted a sex party with an underage teen.
- ▪He bragged to an undercover agent about grooming a fifth-grade student during a Snapchat exchange.
- ▪Souza worked as a teaching artist at TADA! Youth Theater of NYC from 2022 to 2023 and shared videos of students with other individuals involved in child exploitation.
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Metro Sicko NYC theater teacher bragged about grooming kids, caught with trove of sick pics — now he’s headed to prison By David Spector Published May 2, 2026, 9:24 a.m. ET A New York City theater teacher caught with more than 1,000 heinous images and videos of child sex abuse involving kids as young as 6 has been sentenced to 12 and a half years behind bars, authorities said. In addition to a having trove of child pornography, some of which included footage of “abuse and rape of children, infants, and toddlers,” Anthony Michael Souza was found to have had sex with an underage teen for more than a year — and bragged about “grooming” his young students, according to Manhattan federal prosecutors.
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