Lee County Teacher charged with Indecent Liberties with a Minor, Felony Secret Peeping (3 Counts), and Second Degree Sexual Exploitation of a Minor
In April 2024, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office received a report of an inappropriate relationship between a teacher and student, which had occurred at Lee County High School.
The teacher was identified as Frank Mauricio De Leon, age 56 of Hickory Ave, Sanford, NC.
Investigators executed a search warrant at the De Leon residence, where items of evidence were seized. Upon further investigation and with the assistance of the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation Computer Crimes Unit, evidence of numerous unrelated criminal offenses were located.
On May 9, 2024, Investigators arrested De Leon for Indecent Liberties with a Minor, Felony Secret Peeping (3 Counts), and Second-Degree Sexual Exploitation of a Minor.
De Leon was taken before Lee County Magistrate and placed in the Lee County Jail under a $250,000 secured bond.
I have been directly and indirectly involved in many investigations throughout my career. These types of crimes are the absolute toughest on our investigators, the victims, and their families.
My office will exhaust every ounce of effort, targeting these predators to keep them out of OUR community.
Sheriff Brian Estes
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