State Attorney Bill Eddins announced Monday Lee Calvin Pardue was sentenced by Circuit Judge Marci Goodman to three consecutive life sentences followed by a total of 200 years in state prison.
Lee Calvin Pardue was convicted on Thursday, May 1, 2014 of Sexual Battery on a Child (2 counts), Lewd or Lascivious Molestation, Promoting a Sexual Performance by a Child (5 counts) and Possession of Photos Depicting Sexual Conduct by a Child (25 counts). A Santa Rosa County Jury deliberated for about an hour before finding the 44 year old Pensacola man guilty of all charges. Pardue was arrested on November 8, 2012 following an investigation by the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office after Pardue had told an acquaintance he took sexual photos of himself with a child. While babysitting one of the victims during the summer of 2012, Pardue committed sexual acts on the child and subsequently photograph them. Images were found by investigators at his home. Images depicting sexual conduct by two other children were also discovered on Pardue’s camera. These children were able to be identified by Sheriff’s Office investigators, who found that both of the victims had been to Pardue’s home.
Pardue faces charges in another case for Lewd or Lascivious Molestation currently scheduled for trial on July 7, 2014.
Assistant State Attorney Stephanie Pace prosecuted the case. For further information, please contact Stephanie Pace at 983-4453.
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