Justin William Gifford, Traveling to Engage in Illicit Sexual Conduct with a Minor, Florida 2025

A 26-year-old man from Alabama has been indicted for traveling to Florida to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a minor.

Justin William Gifford, 26, of Enterprise, Alabama, has been charged with one count of attempted enticement of a minor, one count of attempted transfer of obscene material to minors, and one count of travel with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct.

Gifford is scheduled for his arraignment in federal court before United States Magistrate Judge Martin A. Fitzpatrick on August 19, 2025, at 2:30 p.m. in Tallahassee, Florida.

If convicted as charged, Gifford faces up to life imprisonment.

This case was investigated by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations, the Panama City Beach Police Department, the Bay County Sheriff’s Office, and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Eric K Mountin.

An indictment is merely an allegation by a grand jury that a defendant has committed a violation of federal criminal law and is not evidence of guilt. All defendants are presumed innocent and entitled to a fair trial, during which it will be the government’s burden to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt at trial.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndfl/pr/alabama-man-indicted-traveling-florida-engage-illicit-sexual-conduct-minor