Overview
- He was sentenced on Oct. 23 to life in prison for enticing children into sex acts online.
- Investigators say he used Discord, offering video game currency to two Maryland brothers to display their genitals.
- The boys’ father discovered the messages and reported them, prompting an FBI investigation and arrest.
- The U.S. Attorney’s Office reported chat evidence indicating attempts to exploit at least 20 children beyond the identified victims.
- Bonini, a former Hunter’s Creek Middle School music teacher, wrote a handwritten letter expressing remorse and told the FBI he joined Discord to "have fun sexually."