Teacher Sentenced To 11 Years For Enticing MA 11-Year-Old

BOSTON — A Boston federal court this week sentenced a Louisiana teacher to more than 11 years in prison with texting and enticing a local 11-year-old girl by sending her pornographic images.

U.S. District Court Judge Denise Casper sentenced Logan Procell, 25, to 135 months in prison and five years of supervised release. In February, he pleaded guilty to one count of coercion and enticement of a minor and one count of transfer of obscene material to a minor. Procell was indicted in October 2017 and has been in custody since.

The teacher first contacted the Greater Boston-area girl via Snapchat after seeing her on a different social media app. He got her phone number and started texting her. The girl's mom discovered approximately one month’s worth of their communications in September 2017.

The exchange of more than 1,600 messages contained sexually explicit images and messages sent by Procell to the child, including pictures of his genitals, requests for her to send him pornographic images of herself, and discussions about meeting her to have sex.

This exchange was one of the many referred to in court documents:

318-581-2222: Do you know what I am
Minor A: Nope 3
18-581-2222: I like you
Minor A: Cool
318-581-2222: And I'm an adult
318-581-2222: And you're a kid
Minor A: Sooo…?
318-581-2222: That makes me a pedophile

At the time of the offense, Procell was a chemistry teacher at Logansport High School in Noble, LA, according to court documents.

Procell was arrested on Sept. 22, 2017 in Louisiana. He resigned following the arrest, according to a local report.

The District Attorney's office, which announced the sentencing, thanked the Waltham Police Department for its help in the case.

The case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood In 2006, the Department of Justice created Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative designed to protect children from exploitation and abuse.

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