Nov 15, 2007 - Frank Lee Pierce, 30, a teacher's aide at at Stober Elementary School, was arrested on suspicion of Internet Luring of a Child, Interne
t Sexual Exploitation of a Child, and Promotion of Obscenity to a Minor.
Pierce thought he was talking to a 15-year-old girl on the internet. It was a investigator with the Jefferson County District Attorney's Office .
The investigation which resulted in Pierce's arrest began last Friday when the investigator, posing as a female under the age of 15 was allegedly contacted by Pierce under screen name "mysterio2716."He has been suspended.
GUILTY PLEA May 20, 2008 - Pierce pleaded guilty to one count of Internet Luring of a Child, a class four felony. He will be sentenced on August 8. [Source below.]
Jefferson County District Attorney's Office Press Release (dated May 20, 2008)
SENTENCED August 8 - Pierce was sentenced to three years of intensive supervised probation for sex offenders. He will be required to register as a sex offender.