Adam Tovar, Enticement of a Minor, Arizona 2024

A Casa Grande man has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for his role in enticement of a minor, according to court documents.

Adam Tovar, 32, was sentenced on October 22, 2024, by United States District Judge Raner C. Collins to 120 months in prison, followed by lifetime supervised release. Tovar also will be required to register as a sex offender upon his release from prison.

Tovar pleaded guilty to Enticement of a Minor on June 17, 2024. The charges stem from a December 2022 investigation by Homeland Security Investigations, which found that Tovar had been communicating with a minor via Snapchat from December 19, 2022, through December 29, 2022.

During that time, Tovar persuaded, induced, enticed, and coerced the victim to engage in sexual activities with him. On December 29, 2022, Tovar was stopped by the Marana Police Department while transporting the minor victim in the front passenger seat of his vehicle.

Tovar admitted in his guilty plea that he had intended to transport the victim from the victim’s home to a hotel, where he intended to engage in sexual acts with the victim.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Nathaniel J. Walters and Sarah J. Precup, District of Arizona, Tucson.

Tovar’s sentence is a result of a lengthy investigation by Homeland Security Investigations, with the cooperation of local law enforcement agencies.

For more information on the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Arizona, visit http://www.justice.gov/usao/az/

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