Seminarian Jacob Conrad De La Paz
Diocese: Diocese of Little Rock AR
Seminarian for the Diocese of Little Rock beginning in 2008 at St. Joseph Seminary College near Covington, LA. Left seminary, became a teacher at Cabot High School in Cabot, AR. Removed from the school after complaints of inappropriate communication/grooming with a female student. Returned to LA, taught at a public high school in Maurice, despite his record. Hired in 6/2022 by St. Thomas More Catholic High School in Lafayette LA. Removed after a video surfaced of a shirtless De La Paz requesting a pornographic video from a 17-year-old girl he had taught in Maurice. Arrested 4/27/2023. Homeland Security found another video De La Paz had sent to the girl, of himself masturbating. Indicted 5/17/2023. Convicted by a jury 5/22/2024. Sentenced in 9/2024 to 7 years in prison then 5 years of supervised release.
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