NC ex-principal sentenced for sex acts, was accused of sending nude photos to student
A former North Carolina principal was sentenced to prison Tuesday after admitting to sex crimes involving a student he approached on a dating app.
Tony Lee Worley, the 58-year-old former principal of Lincolnton High School northwest of Charlotte, pleaded guilty in Lincoln County Superior Court to two felony counts of sex act with a student by a school administrator, court records show.
Worley was sentenced to a maximum three years and six months in prison, according to court documents.
Police arrested Worley in 2019 after accusing him of a “romantic relationship” with a student he approached on a dating app, McClatchy News reported at the time..
Worley resigned in June 2019 after being accused of contacting a student on Grindr, a dating app for gay men, according to WSOC.
He also was accused of using SnapChat to send a former student’s nude photos to the high schooler, the Lincoln Times-News reported when Worley was arrested. Police searched his home, cars and office, according to the Lincoln Times-News.
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Worley was banned from school property and ordered not to contact any students involved in the investigation, Spectrum News reported at the time.
This story was originally published July 15, 2020 at 4:03 PM.