Man Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For Enticement Of A Minor For Unlawful Sexual Activity

SAN JUAN, P.R. – On Tuesday, April 18, 2017, United States District Court Juan Pérez-Giménez sentenced thirty-eight (38) year-old Edison José Díaz-Carreras, to ten (10) years in prison for attempting to coerce and entice an individual whom he believed to be a thirteen (13) year-old female minor but was in fact an undercover agent.

The events occurred in December 2015, when Díaz-Carreras sent the minor sexually explicit videos and images, through electronic communications, and stated his desire to take the minor to a motel to engage in sexual activity. As part of the conversations, Díaz-Carreras described in detail the sexually explicit acts that he wanted to perform with the minor.

On April 15, 2016, Homeland Security Investigations Agents arrested defendant Díaz-Carreras, on an arranged location where Díaz-Carreras was going to pick up the minor to take her to the motel.

“We will continue our ongoing efforts to investigate and prosecute those use electronic communications to entice minors to engage in illegal sexual acts,” said U.S. Attorney Rosa E. Rodriguez-Velez.

Assistant United States Attorney Elba Gorbea handled the criminal prosecution.