ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. – A former day care employee who admitted to molesting several children in his care will be back in court this week.
Jurors convicted Anthony Guadalupe of over a dozen child sex offenses involving children at the Chappell School.
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Guadalupe was found guilty of 16 to 22 child sex violations related to at least eight children. He used to work as a teacher’s assistant at the Chapelle School on the northside of St. John’s County.
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A jury found a St. Johns County former daycare employee guilty of 16 of the 22 child sex violations related to at least eight students at Chappell Schools.
The state prosecutor showed jurors a series of videos showing Guadalupe’s interactions with the children inside the Chappell School.
Clark claimed Guadalupe’s actions in those videos showed malicious sexual intent with the children at the daycare while his defense denied those claims.
Guadalupe faced 22 charges of lewd molestation and exhibition and jurors found him guilty on more than half of those charges including:
- 12 counts of lewd and lascivious molestation on a person less than 12 years of age
- 1 count of attempted lewd and lascivious molestation
- 3 counts of committing unnatural or lascivious acts
Guadalupe could spend the rest of his life in prison.
He was first arrested in 2022, and he was 18 years old at the time.
In October, Guadalupe signed a guilty plea deal but withdrew it with his plea in January.
His possible punishment also jumped from 35 years to 103 years in prison.
Guadalupe is set to be in court Tuesday in St. John’s County at 1:30 pm.