Former Teacher, Boyfriend Charged For Doing This To A Child

A Texas grand jury has indicted former substitute teacher, Madison Paige Jones, and her boyfriend, Zackery Dondlinger, on dozens of charges connected to the alleged sexual abuse of a 5-year-old girl in Midlothian.

Jones faces 19 charges including aggravated sexual assault of a child, sexual contact with a child and possession with intent to promote child pornography, according to Ellis County court records while Dondlinger faces 20 similar charges.

The indictments returned on March 4, 2026, indicate the grand jury determined there was enough evidence for the case to proceed toward trial.

The investigation began on December 17, 2025 when Midlothian police were called to look into a possible sexual assault involving the child.

Authorities said a friend of Jones alerted police, after claiming Jones told them she had recorded sexual acts, involving the child and sent the videos to her boyfriend.

“Madison admitted she sent the videos to her boyfriend, Zackery, on Snapchat,” an affidavit states, according to PEOPLE.

According to court documents, Jones allegedly told investigators she abused the child at Dondlinger’s request and shared the recordings with him.
Investigators said they also discovered text messages between the pair that appeared to support those claims.

Jones was taken into custody on December 19, 2025 as authorities later identified Dondlinger as a second suspect and arrested him on December 23, 2025 at the oil rig where he was working.

Midlothian Assistant Police Chief, Scott Brown, confirmed the accusations are unrelated to Jones’ past employment in education.

“There was an allegation made that she was involved in an offense against a child, and a boyfriend was involved as well. She was employed in our local school district, and this has no connection with her job as a teacher.”

Jones previously worked as a substitute teacher in the Midlothian Independent School District, though officials said she had only worked four days during the past year, and is no longer employed there.

After the indictments were returned, Jones’ bond was raised to $3.84 million and Dondlinger’s bond to $5 million.