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Former Lehighton Area teacher pleads guilty in sex sting

Former Lehighton Area School District teacher Michael Feifel pleaded guilty Tuesday to unlawful contact with a minor after a human sex trafficking investigation.

LEHIGHTON, Pa. — A former teacher in Carbon County has pleaded guilty to unlawful contact with a minor.

Michael Feifel of Walnutport was arrested in a sex trafficking investigation last summer after contacting who he thought was a 17-year-old.

Police say the former Lehighton Area School District teacher talked about specific sex acts and prices.

Feifel faces up to 14 years in prison, and he must register as a sex offender.

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