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California Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Sexually Exploiting a Minor
A California man was sentenced to 10 years in prison and 30 years supervised release for enticing a 12-year-old child from Prince William County to engage in unlawful sexual activity. The defendant, Cash Taylor Dalton, 30, of Morro Bay, California, pleaded guilty on January 16 to enticement of a minor.
According to court documents, FBI agents began investigating Dalton after the victim’s parents discovered communications on their daughter’s cellphone between their daughter and Dalton. The investigation revealed that Dalton and the victim had been communicating for approximately three months, and that he had sent her sexually explicit images of himself and extremely graphic sexual messages via text and email, including messages directing her to engage in sexual activity and directing her to record herself engaging in sexual activity and send those recordings to him. Dalton and the victim also discussed meeting in person in order to have sex.
In November 2024, FBI agents executed a search warrant at Dalton’s home and recovered evidence of Dalton’s communications with the victim, as well as with three other children who were under the age of 16.
This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006. Led by U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to better locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Alessandra Serano for the Eastern District of Virginia is prosecuting the case. Cash Taylor Dalton was ordered to pay $10,000 in restitution as part of his sentence.
The investigation was conducted by the FBI’s Norfolk Field Office, with assistance from the Prince William County Police Department. This case is a stark reminder of the dangers of online predators and the importance of protecting our children from exploitation.
Key Facts
- State: California
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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