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A California man was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for using the internet to attempt to have sex with a minor.
Jerald P. D'Souza, 50, of Dublin, Calif., was sentenced Thursday by United States District Judge Morrison C. England Jr.
According to Assistant United States Attorney Michelle Rodriguez, who prosecuted the case, from December 28, 2008 through February 7, 2009, D'Souza used YAHOO, MySpace, and chat rooms to entice an individual he believed was a 13-year-old Truckee girl to engage in various sex acts including sexual intercourse. The individual with whom he was communicating was in fact an FBI confidential informant located in El Dorado County.
D’Souza traveled from his home in Dublin to Truckee for the purpose of committing illicit sexual activity with the person whom he believed was 13. He purchased and brought with him various gifts, condoms, and liquor.
He also brought a laptop computer with a webcam, and pornography. D’Souza planned to take the minor to a local Truckee motel or a motel in Reno, Nevada. He pleaded guilty to the charges on August 27, 2009 and has been in custody since his arrest on March 6, 2009.
This case was part of an investigation by the FBI, the South Lake Tahoe Police Department, and the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office.
D’Souza will likely be deported after completion of his sentence, according to the FBI. This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice.
Led by United States Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, PSC marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims.
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