Herndon Man Pleads Guilty to Sexual Enticement of a Minor

(Alexandria, Va.) – Casey Cox, age 23, of Herndon, Va., pled guilty today to sexual enticement of a minor. Dana J. Boente, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, and Mark X. McGraw, Deputy Special Agent in Charge for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Office of Investigations in Washington, D.C., made the announcement following Cox’s guilty plea before United States District Judge Gerald Bruce Lee.

Cox will be sentenced on May 15, 2009, and faces a mandatory minimum prison sentence of 10 years. Upon his release from incarceration, Cox will remain under court supervision for a term of at least five years to life. Cox also will be required to register as a sex offender in any U.S. jurisdiction in which he lives, works or attends school.

According to court documents and proceedings, on Dec. 2, 2008, Cox responded to an Internet ad by an ICE undercover special agent. Further communication with Cox resulted in his offer to pay $100 for sexual activity with a 14-year-old girl. On Dec. 2, 2008, Cox arrived at the pre-arranged location in Chantilly, Va., and was arrested.

This investigation was conducted by the Northern Virginia–Washington, D.C. Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, which is comprised of more than 20 local, state and federal law enforcement agencies, including ICE. This case is being prosecuted in the Eastern District of Virginia by Special Assistant United States Attorney Andrew McCormack, who is on detail from the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section of the Department of Justice.

A copy of this press release may be found on the website of the United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia at http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/vae . Related court documents and information may be found on the website of the District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia at http://www.vaed.uscourts.gov or on http://pacer.uspci.uscourts.gov.

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