Palm Beach Co. elementary teacher arrested for planning to meet minor for sex

LAKE WORTH, Fla. (CBS12) — Less than two weeks before the start of the school year, a Palm Beach County School District teacher is accused of traveling to meet a minor for sex in Delray Beach.

According to district documents obtained by CBS12 News, Joshua Hablo, 34, of Hypoluxo, was a fourth-grade language arts teacher at Barton Elementary.

According to the Delray Beach Police Department (DBPD), officers responded to a Walmart located at 16205 South Military Trail after being advised that a predator was going to meet a 14-year-old boy named Justin for sex there.

Upon arrival, they found Hablo with Dustin Lampros, a man from 561 Predator Catchers, an organization that strives to combat pedophilia.