Jorge Mojocoa, Child Enticement, Florida 2023

Grimy Times

Ocala, Florida - A 70-year-old man from Fort McCoy has been sentenced to 10 years and 1 month in federal prison for attempting to entice a 12-year-old child to engage in sexual activity.

Jorge Mojocoa, 70, was found guilty by a federal jury on March 1, 2023, and was sentenced by Senior United States District Judge Gregory A. Presnell. Mojocoa was arrested on March 30, 2022, after he responded to a social media posting offering a minor child for sexual services in return for cash. The post had been made by an undercover law enforcement officer.

According to evidence presented at trial, over the span of two days, Mojocoa spoke to an undercover officer about engaging in sex with the 12-year-old girl. After settling on a price, Mojocoa drove to an agreed-upon location to engage in sex with the child. Once arrested, law enforcement recovered lubricant and candy in Mojocoa’s possession. During the negotiations, Mojocoa had agreed to bring those particular items for his encounter with the child.

“When it comes to sexual deviants and their activities on social media there are no limits to what they will do,” said Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Assistant Special Agent in Charge David Pezzutti. “This sentencing is a testament to totality of the federal, state, and local law enforcement partnerships we have when investigating those who would willfully harm our children.”

This case was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the United States Secret Service, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, the Ocala Police Department, and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. It was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Tyrie K. Boyer and Belkis H. Crockett.

This is another case brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by the United States Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who sexually exploit children, and to identify and rescue victims.

For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.justice.gov/psc.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdfl/pr/fort-mccoy-man-who-attempted-entice-12-year-old-child-engage-sexual-activity-sentenced