Brian Reed, Attempted Sexual Enticement, New York 2022

Brian Reed, a 33-year-old registered sex offender from Sussex, New Jersey, has been charged with attempted sexual enticement of a minor and committing an offense against a minor while a registered sex offender.

According to the allegations, on May 25 and 26, 2022, Reed communicated online with an individual he believed to be a 13-year-old girl, asking for sexually explicit photos and indicating that he wanted to meet with her for the purpose of having sex.

The investigation was conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Homeland Security Investigations, and the Rockland County District Attorney’s Office. Reed was arrested on May 26, 2022, at approximately 11:35 p.m. in a parking lot near the agreed-upon meeting spot.

Reed was interviewed and admitted to communicating with an individual he believed was 13 years old and making a plan to meet her so that he could have sex with her. He also stated that he had been convicted of a sex offense and was a registered sex offender.

Reed is charged with one count of attempted enticement of a minor, which carries a minimum sentence of 10 years in prison and a maximum sentence of life in prison. He is also charged with committing the offense of attempted enticement while a registered sex offender, which carries a minimum sentence of 10 years to be imposed consecutively to any sentence of imprisonment imposed for the attempted enticement.

Reed was presented before U.S. Magistrate Judge Andrew E. Krause in White Plains federal court and detained. There may be other victims of this alleged conduct. If you have information to report, contact the Federal Bureau of Investigation through its toll-free Tip Line at 1-800-CALL-FBI.

Reed’s prior conviction was in Morris County Superior Court, New Jersey, where he was convicted of Endangering the Welfare of a Child Through Sexual Conduct and sentenced to three years in prison. He was required to register as a sex offender upon his release from prison.

The case underlines the urgent need for law enforcement to continue its efforts to protect children from those who prey on them, said U.S. Attorney Damian Williams.

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