On September 25, 2001, Houston police arrested Coy on a charge of aggravated sexual assault of a child who was then nine years old, but he was released from county jail after posting bail.[8] The incident occurred on Labor Day weekend that year.[3] A Harris County, Texas jury indicted Coy on December 10, 2001 and added another charge over a 1993 incident when SPM allegedly impregnated a then-13-year-old girl, who later demanded child support payments from him.[9][10] Two more charges followed in March 2002 for sexual assault of two 14-year-old girls; Coy was held without bail.[11][12] Coy's trial began on May 8, 2002, when the nine-year-old girl's mother testified that the girl left a sleepover because of abuse.[13] The next day, the girl testified that Coy touched her inappropriately when she was sleeping.[14]
On May 18, 2002, a Houston jury convicted Coy of aggravated sexual assault of a child. He was sentenced to 45 years in prison on May 30 and ordered to pay a $10,000 fine.[3][15] SPM is incarcerated in the Allred Unit in Wichita Falls, Texas. Coy is eligible for parole in 2024. His projected release date is April 8, 2047, and his Texas Department of Criminal Justice number is 01110642.[2] He was previously incarcerated in the Powledge Unit near Palestine, Texas.[16] There are persistent messages from online posters calling for his release.[17]