OUR TOP PRIORITY. WE ARE FOLLOWING MORE BREAKING NEWS AT THE FEDERAL COURTHOUSE. A FORMER MUSIC TEACHER AT HUNTER’S CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL HAS JUST BEEN SENTENCED. ITALO BONINI PLEADED GUILTY EARLIER THIS YEAR TO PRODUCING CHILD –. INVESTIGATORS SAY HE OFFERED AN EIGHT YEAR OLD A DIGITAL CURRENCY ON THE GAME ROBLOX. IF THE CHILD EXPOSES THEMSELVES, THE JUDGE JUST SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON. GREG FOX IS JUST LEAVIN
Former Orange County teacher sentenced to life for enticing children into sex acts online
Updated: 4:28 PM EDT Oct 23, 2025
Italo Brett Bonini, a former Orange County teacher, was sentenced to life in prison on Thursday for enticing children into sex acts online using video game currency. Bonini was a music teacher at Hunter’s Creek Middle School.In a handwritten letter to the court and the victims, Bonini expressed remorse, writing, “I deserve to be punished, there is no doubt in my mind about it because every action has a consequence, and I am ready to accept mine for engaging in this shameful behavior with children.” BackgroundInvestigators reported that Bonini chatted with two young children from Maryland through the online communication platform Discord.He was accused of offering an 8-year-old boy and his younger brother video game currency in exchange for the victims showing their genitals on screen.The boys’ father later found disturbing messages between Bonini and his son, leading to his arrest.During an interview with the FBI, Bonini stated he joined Discord to have conversations and have fun sexually.The U.S. attorney’s office revealed evidence from the online chats, which showed he attempted to victimize at least 20 other children using the internet.
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. —
Italo Brett Bonini, a former Orange County teacher, was sentenced to life in prison on Thursday for enticing children into sex acts online using video game currency.
Bonini was a music teacher at Hunter’s Creek Middle School.
In a handwritten letter to the court and the victims, Bonini expressed remorse, writing, “I deserve to be punished, there is no doubt in my mind about it because every action has a consequence, and I am ready to accept mine for engaging in this shameful behavior with children.”
Background
Investigators reported that Bonini chatted with two young children from Maryland through the online communication platform Discord.
He was accused of offering an 8-year-old boy and his younger brother video game currency in exchange for the victims showing their genitals on screen.
The boys’ father later found disturbing messages between Bonini and his son, leading to his arrest.
During an interview with the FBI, Bonini stated he joined Discord to have conversations and have fun sexually.
The U.S. attorney’s office revealed evidence from the online chats, which showed he attempted to victimize at least 20 other children using the internet.