Just months before he had a consensual sexual relationship with a 16-year-old female athlete, then-cross country coach Lee Fictum was investigated by campus police for having an inappropriate relationship with the same girl, according to authorities. ...more

October 8, 2008

A former track coach at St. Petersburg High School was arrested Monday, accused of having a consensual sexual relationship with a 16-year-old female student, St. Petersburg police said. Lee Edward Fictum, 32, of Pinellas Park, was charged with unlawful sexual activity with a minor, jail records say. He was being held at the Pinellas County Jail on $250,000 bail. Fictum developed a personal relationship with the girl that turned sexual in the summer of 2007, St. Petersburg police spokesman Bill Proffitt said. The girl's father became aware of the relationship and then made a report to St. Petersburg police, Proffitt said. ...more

October 7, 2008

Werner Bloch says he led a double life. The former teacher, dormitory supervisor and tennis coach at Admiral Farragut Academy in St. Petersburg had a secret habit: viewing and trading child pornography on the Internet. ...more

August 16, 2008

Former Admiral Farragut Academy teacher Werner Bloch, 41, was sentenced this morning to six years in federal prison, about 10 years less than provided in federal sentencing guidelines, after two defense experts testified he is unlikely to break the law again. ...more

August 15, 2008

Federal authorities say a 78-year-old Fort Myers mental health counselor drove to Tampa to meet two prepubescent boys so he could beat them and have sex with them. ...more

July 26, 2008

TAMPA - A 78-year-old Fort Myers mental health counselor is accused by federal authorities of driving to Tampa to meet two prepubescent boys over the Internet so he could beat them and have sex with them. ...more

July 25, 2008

A 20-year-old Palm Harbor man engaged in sexual activities with a 13-year-old girl in an apartment complex restroom Sunday, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office. ...more

December 10, 2007