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May 21, 2026 at 9:00 PM ET
Former Pinellas teacher sentenced to 20 years
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Lee Hughes, former Pinellas Preparatory Academy teacher, gets 20 years in federal prison for child sex abuse offenses.
WHO: Lee Hughes, 46, former third-grade teacher at Pinellas Preparatory Academy
WHAT: Sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for child sexual abuse offenses involving online messages to an undercover officer
WHEN: May 21, 2026 at 8:42 PM ET
WHERE: Pinellas County, Florida
WHY: He pleaded guilty to child sexual abuse offenses after messaging an undercover officer for months, including explicit content and requests to babysit the officer’s nine-year-old daughter.
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