Former Fayette Co. teacher gets 30 years for child pornography
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) — The former Lexington high school English teacher who pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography last year will serve 30 years in prison.
According to Kevin Lentz’s plea agreement, he began an online conversation with a 9-year-old New Hampshire boy on March 19, 2023.
An arrest citation ABC 36 obtained on Aug. 9, 2023, detailed Lentz’s charges, where he sent the boy explicit images and then asked the child to delete those images so “his parents wouldn’t know.” He also sent the child explicit images we all.
The boy was listed as a stranger to Lentz.
On Nov. 6, 2023, Lentz pleaded guilty to the production and possession of child pornography.
The next day, the Fayette County Board of Education began the process to fire Lentz.
His firing was approved and finalized at the Jan. 22 board meeting.
Along with a 30-year sentence, Lentz must pay $33,000 in restitution and $22,000 in special assessments.
Documents from the board meeting show Lentz was an English teacher at Henry Clay High School.
Lentz began working for the Fayette County Public School system in 2005.
The investigation was conducted by Homeland Security Investigations and the Lexington Police Department.
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