Overview
- Judge Sarah West sentenced Abdul Jameel Wright to 172 months in prison, ordered 10 years of conditional release, and required sex-offender registration.
- Wright was convicted in September of first-degree criminal sexual conduct by a person in a position of authority after waiving a jury trial for a bench verdict.
- Prosecutors argued for a sentence above the 12-year presumptive term, citing abuse of authority, while the defense sought the 144-month guideline sentence.
- The student testified the abuse lasted nearly a year beginning in 2017 and occurred multiple times, including inside a classroom and at other locations.
- Harvest Best Academy said it is thankful he was held accountable, and the school remains a defendant in a separate civil lawsuit alleging it failed to protect the student.