Disgraced HS Wrestling Coach Sentenced For Sexting Agent Posing As 14-Year-Old Girl

BURLINGTON, MA — A disgraced former high school wrestling coach was sentenced for sexting an undercover agent he believed was a 14-year-old girl.

Stephen James Lemelin, 51, a Burlington resident and former Burlington High School wrestling coach, was sentenced Thursday to two years in prison.

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In December, Lemelin was found guilty of the attempted transfer of obscene material to a minor.

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Lemelin was arrested in May 2024 and indicted by a federal grand jury the following month.

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"Over the course of five months, Lemelin —a Burlington High School wrestling coach at the time — sent sexually explicit messages and obscene material over Kik Messenger to an undercover officer posing as a 14-year-old girl," the U.S. Attorney's Office said in a media release.

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"In the messages, Lemelin sent three separate obscene photographs of his genitals to the purported child and proposed meeting in person for sex," the release said.

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