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Former Lake Mary High School teacher to be sentenced for sexually battering student

Richard Colon, a 29-year district veteran, was sentenced to 27 years for sexual battery involving a student, following explicit text communications and misconduct at Lake Mary High School.

Summary by WKMG
A former Lake Mary High School teacher who pleaded guilty to sex battery charges stemming from an incident with a student will be sentenced on Monday.Richard Colon was arrested in October 2024 after the principal received a tip about Colon and another student.According to an arrest report, Colon had been having “sexual conversations” via text messages with a student from July 2024 to September 2024. Investigators say it escalated at Colon’s Sorr…

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WKMG broke the news in Orlando, United States on Monday, February 16, 2026.
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