Jose Parra-Camargo, Coercion and Sexual Abuse of a Child, Virginia 2020

RICHMOND, Va. - An Arlington man was sentenced to over 15 years in prison for coercion and enticement of a minor in the Richmond area.

An Arlington man was sentenced today to over 15 years in prison for coercion and enticement of a minor in the Richmond area.

The sentence was handed down by U.S. District Judge M. Hannah Lauck.

Jose Parra-Camargo, 45, solicited a 14-year-old female in the Richmond area for sex on numerous occasions in 2016 and 2017 over the Internet application 'Kik.'

As part of this conduct, he directed her to send him pornographic images of herself.

On two occasions, Camargo drove to Richmond from his residence in Arlington and had sex with the minor victim after convincing her to sneak out of her house.

Parra-Camargo was also chatting with an undercover officer from the Loudoun County, Virginia Police Department who was posing as a 14-year-old girl.

After soliciting the undercover officer for sex, Loudoun County officers arrested Parra-Camargo.

He pled guilty in 2017 in a separate state prosecution in Loudoun County Circuit Court to use of a communications system to solicit a minor and received a five-year term of imprisonment, which he will continue to serve out prior to beginning his term of federal imprisonment.

G. Zachary Terwilliger, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, said: 'We must do everything possible to protect our children from dangerous sexual predators like Jose Parra-Camargo.'

'Child sexual abuse is a horrific and abhorrent crime. I want to thank our law enforcement partners and prosecutors for ensuring that Parra-Camargo will now be in a place where he cannot prey on our most vulnerable victims.'

David W. Archey, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI's Richmond Field Office, said: 'Child predators often use the Internet to gain the trust of vulnerable children and exploit it for their own gratification.'

'They are a true danger to our children, communities, and society.'

Mark R. Herring, Attorney General of Virginia, said: 'A strong sentence like this sends an important message that individuals who try to exploit children and rob them of their innocence will be brought to justice.'

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse.

Sentenced: Over 15 years in prison

Defendant: Jose Parra-Camargo

City and State: Arlington, Virginia

Date: Not specified (related to 2016 and 2017 crimes)

Exact Criminal Charges: Coercion and enticement of a minor

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edva/pr/arlington-man-sentenced-coercion-and-sexual-abuse-child