Former CPS gym teacher sentenced to 17 years in prison for sexually assaulting 3 boys

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A former Chicago Public Schools gym teacher will serve 17 years in prison for sexually assaulting three students.

A judge sentenced Andrew Castro on Friday.

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He pleaded guilty to grooming and assaulting three boys dating back to 2017.

Castro taught at Lorca Elementary at the time.

Last year, the school district reached a $2 million settlement in a lawsuit over the abuse.

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