The federal appeals court has upheld a life sentence imposed against a man caught in an undercover sting targeting sexual predators.

Russell E. Worsham, 45, was arrested outside a Sandy Springs restaurant in 2008 by FBI agents after he arranged over the Internet to meet a woman he thought was the mother of a 7-year-old girl but who was actually an undercover detective. Agents found a spanking tool, crayons and child pornography in Worsham's van. At trial, a victim testified that Worsham had sexually assaulted her beginning when she was 9 years old.

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Jo'wan Bellamy taught in the GNETS program for 17 years and recently transferred to Atlanta’s new behavioral program at Crawford Long Middle School. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

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