Arizona: Teacher gets 180 years for voluntary sex with 14 + 17y/o
Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2025 2:27 am
https://ktar.com/arizona-news/mesa-teac ... e/5766845/
According to prosecutors, Kapahulehua began having sexual relationships with two female students in August 2021, when the victims were 14 and 17 years old.
Kapahulehua was a teacher at the Arizona Agribusiness and Equine Center’s (AAEC) Mesa campus at the time.
AAEC is a public charter high school system with multiple Arizona campuses and an online program.
The younger victim said she and Kapahulehua had sex on school grounds until he was fired in January 2022. They then continued their relationship off-campus, meeting at a hotel near the school and at a nearby parking garage, prosecutors said.
The older victim said she had sex with Kapahulehua at his apartment multiple times while she was underage. Kapahulehua started an online fundraiser to help the girl move out of her parents’ house when she was 17 and they moved in together after she turned 18.