Jacksonville Beach trainer pleads guilty to child abuse

Trainer accused of having sex with teenager

Paul Villarreal appears in court

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Jacksonville Beach fitness trainer accused of having sex with a teenager pleaded guilty earlier this month to child abuse and was sentenced to two years in state prison.

Paul Villarreal, 35, had also been facing one count of lewd & lascivious battery, but prosecutors chose not to pursue that charge.

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Villarreal's arrest warrant did not explain how he met the teenager. 


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