A 51-year-old Titusville man has been sentenced to 13 years and 4 months in federal prison for attempting to entice a 13-year-old child for sex.
Michael Craig Gorycki was found guilty on May 27, 2021, following a jury trial. He was arrested in August 2020 after traveling to meet an undercover Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) task force agent who was posing as the father of a 13-year-old girl.
During an online chat, Gorycki expressed interest in meeting the father to gain access to and sexually assault the minor daughter. He detailed his intention to rape the child and teach her to perform a specific sexual act.
“Thanks to HSI special agents and the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office, this child predator will now spend more than 13 years in prison for his crimes,” said HSI Orlando Assistant Special Agent in Charge David Pezzutti. “Taking child predators off the streets has a direct effect in making our communities safer for everyone.”
The case was investigated by the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office and Homeland Security Investigations. It was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Emily C. L. Chang and John M. Gardella.
Gorycki will also serve a 10-year term of supervised release and register as a sex offender. The 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.
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.
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Key Facts
- State: Florida
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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