LAFAYETTE, La. (KADN) — Former St. Thomas More teacher and coach and North Vermilion High teacher Jacob de la Paz was recently in court again and pleaded guilty to a federal charge of attempted possession of child porn.
The move came because the original charge of attempted production of child porn was reduced after the jury was unable to reach a verdict on that charge during the original trial in May.
De la Paz, 34, pleaded guilty on August 8 to the attempted possession of child porn charge.
The charges were filed after De la Paz sent a sexually explicit video via Facebook to a then-17-year-old North Vermilion High student he was tutoring.
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LAFAYETTE, La. (KADN) — The verdict is in for a former St. Thomas More teacher and coach on trial for child pornography after sending a sexually explicit video to a 17-year-old student he was tutoring.
De la Paz will be back in court on August 22 for sentencing on the first charge of attempted reception of child porn. He faces a sentence of five to 40 years in prison, supervised release of five years to life, and a fine of up to $250,000, or both.
He will return to court on September 12 for sentencing on the second charge of attempted possession of child porn. It carries a sentence of five to 10 years in prison, supervised release of five years to life, and a fine of up to $250,000, or both.
