DOJ: Former Ponte Vedra Pre-K teacher gets prison time for child sex crime

DOJ: Former Ponte Vedra Pre-K teacher gets prison time for child sex crime

Tony Leroy Bartley Jr. was arrested by the FBI in August 2025 after attempting to entice a 13-year-old for sex online. The "child" was an undercover agent.

Florida Pre-K Teacher Sentenced After FBI Sting Ends In Admission: ‘I’m Going Away For A Long Time’ - Tampa Free Press

A Florida man who previously worked as a pre-kindergarten teacher was sentenced to a decade in federal prison this week for attempting to entice a minor online. Tony Leroy Bartley, Jr., 38, Jacksonville, received the 10-year sentence from U.S. District Judge Jordan E. Pratt following his guilty plea in January. Along with the prison term, […] Florida Pre-K Teacher Sentenced After FBI Sting Ends In Admission: ‘I’m Going Away For A Long Time’

Former preschool teacher gets 10 years for enticing child

A former preschool teacher was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for using the internet to entice a teen to engage in sexual activity, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Tony Leroy Bartley Jr., 38, of Jacksonville, also was ordered to serve a 10-year term of supervised release and to register as a sex offender. He pleaded guilty in January. Bartley was working as a prekindergarten teacher at the Amazing Explorer’s Academy child care …