Former Mary Institute and Saint Louis Country Day School junior varsity basketball coach Lee Anthony Bogan Jr. has been sentenced to 90 months in federal prison after admitting he sent sexually explicit photos to high school students, a case that has rattled the upscale Ladue-area school community for months.
Guilty plea and prosecutors' account
Bogan pleaded guilty to one federal count of attempting to receive child sexual abuse material and admitted he used a social media app to contact students beginning in the spring of 2024, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Prosecutors said he sent photos of his genitals through an app that offers disappearing messages, apparently banking on the idea that the evidence would vanish with the chat history.
Sentence, state counts and courtroom outcome
A federal judge ultimately imposed a 90-month prison term, as reported by KSDK. Prosecutors described the federal sentencing range as five to 20 years, and Bogan also faces related state charges in St. Louis County. Local court filings, cited by the station, list two counts each of felony harassment, sexual harassment involving a minor under 15, and furnishing pornographic material to a minor.
Investigation and school response
The Ladue Police Department and the St. Louis County Police Department led the investigation, according to federal authorities. MICDS told local station KMOV that Bogan was a contracted, non-faculty assistant coach and said student safety is the school’s top priority, adding that administrators took action once they were alerted to the allegations. Students had taken screenshots of the explicit images before they disappeared inside the app, and those captures became key evidence that contradicted Bogan’s apparent belief that the photos would not survive, as outlined by KMOV / First Alert 4.
Legal fallout and what comes next
The federal guilty plea and 90-month sentence close the federal chapter of Bogan’s case. The related state counts remain pending in St. Louis County and could be prosecuted separately. The sentencing, the federal statutory range of five to 20 years, and the list of state charges were detailed by KSDK.
