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Park Forest Man Lured Minor on Grindr
A federal jury in Peoria, Illinois, delivered a guilty verdict against Bryan Rossi, 31, of Park Forest, for one count of enticement of a minor.
Over two days of testimony, the government presented evidence that Rossi arranged to meet a 15-year-old minor for sexual activity on the dating application Grindr.
Rossi’s arrest occurred over Valentine’s Day weekend in 2020 as part of an FBI operation in Kankakee County, Illinois. The operation was conducted in partnership with the Bradley Police Department, the Kankakee County Sheriff’s Office, and the Kankakee Area Metropolitan Enforcement Group.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Elly Peirson and Melissa Moody represented the government at trial. Rossi now faces statutory penalties of 10 years to life imprisonment and is scheduled for sentencing on November 15, 2021, before U.S. District Judge Michael Mihm.
Rossi is currently in the custody of the U.S. Marshals. The case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse.
Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the internet and to identify and rescue victims. For more information, visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov.
Key Facts
- State: Illinois
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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