NewsFinale
  • Home
  • News
  • Local News
  • Business
  • Health
  • Finance
  • Celeb Lifestyle
  • Crime
  • Entertainment
  • Advertise Here
Gleammour AquaFresh
NewsFinale
  • Home
  • News
  • Local News
  • Business
  • Health
  • Finance
  • Celeb Lifestyle
  • Crime
  • Entertainment
  • Advertise Here
Home Local News Ex Orlando teacher admits guilt for inappropriate online chats with more than 20 kids

Ex Orlando teacher admits guilt for inappropriate online chats with more than 20 kids

Former Orlando teacher pleads guilty after ‘disturbing’ sex chats with over 20 children
Up next
Aid groups want to prolong war, dodging the tariff apocalypse and other commentary
Groups Providing Assistance Aim to Extend War, Avoiding the Tariff Disaster and Other Opinions
Published on 07 May 2025
Author
NewsFinale Journal
Share and Follow
FacebookXRedditPinterestWhatsApp


ORLANDO, Fla. – On Wednesday, U.S. Attorney Gregory Kehoe announced that a former Central Florida music teacher pleaded guilty to sex-related charges involving children.

Per investigators, the teacher — Rafael Brett Bonini, 25, of Orlando — video chatted with two young children in Maryland using the online platform Discord.

Investigators said that Bonini had offered the 8-year-old boy and his younger brother “Robux” — an in-game currency for the popular children’s video game “Roblox” — to perform sex acts for him via computer.

The boy’s father later discovered “disturbing messages” between his son and Bonini, ultimately leading detectives to find and arrest Bonini, prosecutors said.

[EXCLUSIVE: Become a News 6 Insider (it’s FREE) | PINIT! Share your photos]

Bonini’s booking information stated that he was a chorus instructor at Hunter’s Creek Middle School, though the principal later assured families that Bonini wouldn’t be returning to the campus.

In a criminal complaint, detectives said they’d interviewed Bonini, who claimed he’d recently deleted his Discord account because he was “disgusted with himself.”

“During the interview but before discussing the details of the allegations or genders of the victims, Brett Bonini stated that he was ‘not even gay’ and that he ‘fell into temptation that I should not have. I’m not a sick individual, I made a mistake,’” the complaint reads.

Detectives explained that Brett Bonini admitted to communicating with children on Discord because they were “easier to talk to,” and he “liked the control aspect of the chat” with the young boy. Brett Bonini also admitted to asking the boy to perform sex acts over video chat, investigators noted.

However, the U.S. Attorney’s Office revealed that evidence suggested Bonini had also tried to victimize at least 20 other children using the Internet.

“Each chat with potential victims followed a similar pattern of Brett Bonini lying about his identity, making sexual advances, and attempting to have a video call with the children, who identified themselves as minors,” a release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office states.

Now, Bonini has pleaded guilty to one count of enticing a minor to engage in sexual activity, and one count of producing child sex abuse material.

As a result, he faces at least 15 years in prison — and up to a life sentence.

According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Bonini has agreed to forfeit his computer and pay restitution to the victims.

In the meantime, Bonini’s sentencing hearing has been scheduled for July 30.

Copyright 2025 by WKMG ClickOrlando – All rights reserved.

Share and Follow
FacebookXRedditPinterestWhatsApp
You May Also Like
Musk forms new political party after split with Trump over president's signature tax cuts law
  • Local News

Elon Musk creates new political party following disagreement with Trump on tax cuts legislation

BRIDGEWATER, N.J. – Elon Musk say he’s carrying out his threat to…
  • NewsFinale Journal
  • July 6, 2025
How to prepare for a hurricane, as forecasters expect a busy 2025 storm season
  • Local News

How to prepare for a hurricane, as forecasters expect a busy 2025 storm season

Video above: NOAA budget cuts may shutter critical hurricane research and operations…
  • NewsFinale Journal
  • July 7, 2025
Pamplona holds opening bull run during San Fermín festival
  • Local News

Pamplona kicks off annual San Fermín festival with famous bull run

PAMPLONA – Thousands of daredevils ran, skidded and tumbled out of the…
  • NewsFinale Journal
  • July 7, 2025
Kingsport mayor declares July 6th as Van Dobbins Jr. Day
  • Local News

Mayor of Kingsport proclaims July 6th as Van Dobbins Jr. Day

KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) — Help Our Potential Evolve (HOPE) is one of…
  • NewsFinale Journal
  • July 7, 2025
Former SC Gov. Nikki Haley’s mother passes away
  • Local News

Nikki Haley’s Mother Sadly Passes Away

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley announced through…
  • NewsFinale Journal
  • July 6, 2025
Strangers save Zephyrhills man under cardiac arrest for 45 minutes at the beach
  • Local News

Strangers save Zephyrhills man under cardiac arrest for 45 minutes at the beach

ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. (WFLA) — A Zephyrhills couple is sharing their harrowing experience…
  • NewsFinale Journal
  • July 7, 2025
Trump order calls for national park fee hikes for some: What to know
  • Local News

Trump order calls for national park fee hikes for some: What to know

(NEXSTAR) — Just weeks after the Department of the Interior’s budget proposal…
  • NewsFinale Journal
  • July 7, 2025
Meet the nonprofit behind Orlando’s new homeless buses
  • Local News

Discover the organization behind the new buses for the homeless in Orlando.

VERO BEACH, Fla. – A pair of buses is about to roll…
  • NewsFinale Journal
  • July 7, 2025
Cardi B sparks Stefon Diggs breakup rumors after scrubbing NFL star from her Instagram
  • Celeb Lifestyle

Cardi B causes speculation of breakup with Stefon Diggs by removing NFL star from her Instagram profile

Did Stefon Diggs fumble Cardi B? The two have sparked breakup speculation…
  • NewsFinale Journal
  • July 7, 2025
SUV buried in debris after a flood.
  • News

New Texas flash flood warnings issued and more heavy rainfall forecast as dozens remain missing and death toll hits 82

A FRESH threat of devastating flash floods has cropped up in Texas…
  • NewsFinale Journal
  • July 7, 2025
Texas flooding victims include Dallas Catholic school sisters, camp counselor, Walmart employee
  • US

Texas flooding victims include Dallas Catholic school sisters, camp counselor, Walmart employee

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A beloved teacher and…
  • NewsFinale Journal
  • July 7, 2025
Texas flooding: Around 70 wildlife critters rescued after storms
  • US

Rescue of Approximately 70 Wildlife Animals After Texas Flooding

AUSTIN (KXAN)– Austin Wildlife Rescue said it has rescued around 70 animals…
  • NewsFinale Journal
  • July 7, 2025
NewsFinale Journal
  • Home
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Sitemap
  • DMCA
  • Advertise Here
  • Donate