Scott Lee Dye, Attempted Coercion and Enticement, Maryland 2025

Scott Lee Dye, a 47-year-old Baltimore man, was sentenced to 270 months imprisonment and a lifetime of supervised release for attempted coercion and enticement after he used multiple messaging applications to attempt to meet and have sexual intercourse with individuals he believed to be minors.

According to court documents, in October 2022, law enforcement learned that Dye was engaging in sexual communications with a minor after the minor’s parents reported the communications to the school, who in turn notified the police. Around the same time, local law enforcement in New Jersey notified Maryland law enforcement that Dye had been communicating with an individual Dye believed to be a 13-year-old girl, but was actually law enforcement.

Dye’s communications with the purported minor included graphic descriptions of the sexual acts he wanted to perform with the minor. Dye’s accounts and devices were searched and found to contain images and videos of child sexual abuse material. This disturbing case highlights the need for increased vigilance and cooperation among law enforcement agencies to protect our children from predators like Dye.

The investigation into Dye’s activities was led by the Department of Homeland Security, with substantial assistance from the Maryland State Police and Evesham Police Department in New Jersey.

This case is being prosecuted by Trial Attorney Angelica Carrasco of the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section and Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Aubin for the District of Maryland.

The case is part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to better locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims.

Dye pleaded guilty to the charge on June 16, 2025, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. He was also ordered to continue to register as a sex offender.

This case serves as a stark reminder of the dangers that children face online and the importance of educating them about online safety and the risks of engaging with strangers.

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