Rochester Man Pleads Guilty to Enticement of a Minor
Rochester, N.Y.—Jason Cortese, 34, of Greece, NY, pleaded guilty to enticement of a minor before U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford on an unspecified date in 2016. The charge carries a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years in prison, a maximum of life and a fine of $250,000.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Tiffany H. Lee stated that Cortese used the internet and a smart phone to persuade a 12 year old minor to engage in sexually explicit activity. This activity included engaging in sexually explicit chats, attempting to have the minor send sexually explicit images of themselves and to receive and distribute images of child pornography.
A family member of the minor notified law enforcement officials after seeing the contents of the 12-year-old’s cell phone which included chats between the minor and the defendant. Cortese was known to the minor as a family friend. The minor disclosed that the two started chatting directly with one another through Facebook and then through Kik and Instagram.
The plea is the culmination of an investigation on the part of the Federal Bureau of Investigation Child Exploitation Task Force, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, under the direction of Sheriff Patrick O’Flynn and the Irondequoit Police Department, under the direction of Chief Richard Tantalo.
Sentencing is scheduled for March 24, 2016, at 2:00 p.m., before Judge Wolford.
The 34-year-old Rochester man faces a minimum of 10 years in prison and a maximum of life in prison, along with a fine of $250,000 for his crime.
Jason Cortese, the defendant, is currently awaiting sentencing.
Defendant/respondent: Jason Cortese
Exact Criminal Charges: Enticement of a Minor
City and State: Rochester, NY
Exact Date: 2016
Sentence or Outcome: Awaiting sentencing, mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years in prison, maximum of life and a fine of $250,000
Dollar Amounts: $250,000
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Key Facts
- State: New York
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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