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New York Man Sentenced to 24 Years in Prison for Child Enticement
CAMDEN, N.J. – Eduardo Silva, a 44-year-old man from the Bronx, New York, was sentenced to 24 years in prison for attempting to entice a minor and traveling from New York to New Jersey to meet her for sex.
According to documents filed in the case, Silva used an online social media application to send a message to an individual he believed was an underage girl, but was in fact an undercover federal agent. Over the next several days, Silva sent a series of explicit online communications and text messages, discussing his intent to travel to meet the minor and engage in sexual activity with her.
On September 23, 2020, Silva was arrested when he traveled from the Bronx to a motel in Bordentown, New Jersey, intending to meet a 13-year-old girl for sex. He was subsequently charged with one count of coercion and enticement of a minor and one count of traveling with the intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a minor.
Silva pleaded guilty to the charges via videoconference before U.S. District Judge Renée Marie Bumb. Judge Bumb imposed the sentence in Camden federal court, which included 24 years in prison and lifetime supervised release.
The investigation was conducted by special agents of the Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigations, Cherry Hill Office, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Jason J. Molina. The Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office and the Bordentown Township Police Department also assisted in the investigation.
The government was represented by Assistant U.S. Attorney Ray Mateo of the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Opioid Abuse Prevention and Enforcement Unit in Newark.
Key Facts
- State: New Jersey
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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