Stockton Resident Sentenced for Attempted Sexual Coercion and Enticement of a Minor

FRESNO, Calif. – Daniel Peralta 31, was sentenced today to 10 years in prison to be followed by 20 years of supervised release for attempted coercion and enticement of a minor, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.

According to court documents, Peralta used the messaging application Skout to engage in sexually explicit chats with a person he believed to be a 13-year-old female. On July 26, 2020, he traveled from Stockton to Fresno to meet the purported minor for sexual activity.

This case was the product of an investigation by the Central California Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and Homeland Security Investigations, with assistance from the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office and the Clovis Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney David L. Gappa prosecuted the case.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by the United States Attorneys’ 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 those who sexually exploit children, and to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.usdoj.gov/psc. Click on the “resources” tab for information about internet-safety education.