PASCO COUNTY, Fla. — The Department of Justice said a Pasco County school employee was charged with possession of child sex abuse material.
According to the DOJ, 51-year-old Joel Thomas Lust of New Port Richey, allegedly possessed child sex abuse material from March 2023 to May 2024. The material contained sexual abuse of a child under the age of 12.
Lust faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in federal prison if convicted.
Cyclist struck and killed by car after surviving cardiac arrest months earlier
Craig Prather survived a cardiac arrest in December. Less than six months later, he was struck and killed by a car.
Cyclist struck and killed by car after surviving cardiac arrest months earlier
