PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A former East Valley teacher has been sentenced to nearly two centuries behind bars for sex crimes involving two students, the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office announced on Tuesday.

Earlier this month, 44-year-old Cory Kapahulehua was sentenced to 187 years in prison after being convicted on more than a dozen charges.

The case involved sexual relationships with two girls, 14 and 17 years old at the time of the crimes, while he was teaching at the Arizona Agribusiness and Equine Center’s Mesa campus .

“This defendant used his position as a teacher to groom these students and take advantage of their trust,” Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell said in a news release. “I’m proud of these girls for having the courage to come forward and stop him from victimizing

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