{"id":260346,"date":"2026-05-06T09:04:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T09:04:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/260346\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T09:04:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T09:04:23","slug":"coach-pena-gets-60-year-jail-term-for-child-abuse-crimes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/260346\/","title":{"rendered":"Coach Pena gets 60-year jail term for child abuse crimes"},"content":{"rendered":"

FORT MYERS, Fla. \u2014 A Southwest Florida coach has been sentenced to decades in prison for child sexual abuse crimes.<\/p>\n

Dagoberto Miguel Pena, 37, of Punta Gorda, was sentenced to 60 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to charges including producing and possessing images of child sexual abuse.<\/p>\n

According to federal prosecutors, Pena used and persuaded minors to engage in sexually explicit conduct and recorded the abuse.<\/p>\n

The investigation began in 2025 after a parent reported inappropriate communication between Pena and a minor. Authorities later found messages, images and videos involving multiple victims on his devices.<\/p>\n

Pena was also sentenced to a lifetime of supervised release and must register as a sex offender.<\/p>\n

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