https://news.yahoo.com/florida-teacher-convicted-multiple-sex-204929512.html
https://www.pnj.com/story/news/crime/2020/05/20/florida-teacher-castration-prison-sex-student-pensacola-mark-lua/5227267002/
A former Pensacola teacher who pleaded guilty last year to an array of sex offenses involving students begged the judge on Wednesday to consider castration rather than sentence him to prison.
Mark Lua, 32, made the unusual request to Circuit Court Judge Thomas Dannheisser at his sentencing hearing Wednesday morning.
"My actions were despicable to say the least," Lua said. "I do believe that punishment is necessary, and I am requesting chemical castration not only as a punishment but as an act of solidarity to show how sorry I am for everything. If your honor is so inclined, I am even willing to undergo physical castration if that way I can stay home and raise my daughter."
Dannheisser did not respond to Lua's request and instead sentenced him to 12 years in state prison, followed by 15 years of probation.
“He seemed to seek out girls that came from unstable or troubled homes," Assistant State Attorney Erin Ambrose said in court Wednesday. "He manipulated them, and he betrayed them because he was a teacher.”