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PHOENIX - Officials with the Maricopa County Attorney's Office say a man who once worked as a teacher in the East Valley has been sentenced for sexual misconduct that involved students.

What we know:

Per a statement released on Oct. 28, 44-year-old Cory Kapahulehua was sentenced to 187 years in prison for having a sexual relationship with his students.

"Both victims, a 14-year-old girl and [a] 17-year-old girl, met Kapahulehua in August 2021 while he was teaching at Arizona Agribusiness and Equine Center, Mesa campus," read a portion of the statement.

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Officials with MCAO said the younger victim "reported having sex with the defendant on school grounds until the defendant was dismissed from his job in January of 2022," and that subsequent encounters happened of

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