PENSACOLA, FLORIDA – A federal Grand Jury returned three indictments charging individuals with child exploitation offenses.  The indictments were announced by Pamela C. Marsh, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
The first indictment charges that between June 13, 2012, and June 16, 2012, Jeffrey Monroe Roy (47), of Saraland, Alabama, did knowingly attempt to persuade, induce, and entice a minor to engage in sexual activity (Count One), and did knowingly travel from Alabama to  Florida for the purpose of engaging in illicit sexual conduct with a minor (Count Two). If convicted on Count One, Roy faces a sentence of ten years to life in prison, a fine of up to $250,000, from five years to life on supervised release, and a $100 special monetary assessment. If convicted on Count Two, Roy faces a term of imprisonment of not more than thirty years, a fine of up to $250,000, from five years to life on supervised release, and a $100 special monetary assessment.
The second indictment charges that between June 14, 2012, and June 15, 2012, Thomas Monroe Lee (40), of Gadsden, Alabama, did knowingly attempt to persuade, induce, and entice a minor to engage in sexual activity.  If convicted as charged in the indictment, Lee faces a sentence of ten years to life in prison, a fine of up to $250,000, from five years to life on supervised release, and a $100 special monetary assessment.
The third indictment charges that between June 13, 2012, and June 15, 2012, Brennon Kyle Holley (33), of Pensacola, Florida, did knowingly attempt to persuade, induce, and entice a minor to engage in sexual activity.  If convicted as charged in the indictment, Holley faces a sentence of ten years to life in prison, a fine of up to $250,000, from five years to life on supervised release, and a $100 special monetary assessment.
The indictment is the result of an investigation by agents of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations, the Bay County Sheriff’s Office, and the North Florida Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. The cases will be prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Katy Risinger.
This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched by the Department of Justice in May 2006 to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by United States Attorney’s Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as identify and rescue victims.
The charges contained in the indictments are merely accusations, and the defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

 

 

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