The former St. Johns County daycare worker found guilty of molesting children in his care is scheduled for sentencing within hours.
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Anthony Guadalupe faces up to life in prison. His defense has told Action News Jax that they’re disappointed with the outcome of the trial.
After a 2 day trial, 20-year-old Anthony Guadalupe walked away in handcuffs. He was facing 22 felony counts for inappropriately touching kids at Chappell Schools’ Longleaf Campus 2 years ago.
After about an hour of deliberation, the jurors found Guadalupe guilty of 12 counts of molesting children under the age of 12, 1 count of attempting to molest children and 3 counts of committing unnatural acts.
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While the prosecution said they were proud of the work the jury put in, his defense said they were disappointed with how things turned out.
“I’m disappointed. You know, Anthony’s family put their trust in me, and I feel like I didn’t come through for him. It was a tough case, but you know, I thought we had some good defenses,” Defense Attorney Terry Shoemaker said.