WASHINGTON – A Maryland man was sentenced as we speak to 14 years in jail for first-degree youngster sexual abuse of a minor, with aggravating circumstances, and accessing youngster pornography. The announcement was made by U.S. Lawyer Matthew M. Graves and Particular Agent in Cost Wayne A. Jacobs, of the FBI Washington Discipline Workplace’s Legal and Cyber Division.
Sean Cortez Moses, 31, of Suitland, Maryland, pleaded responsible in July 2022, within the U.S. District Courtroom for the District of Columbia. Along with the jail time period, U.S. District Courtroom Decide Trevor N. McFadden ordered Moses to pay $100,000 in restitution to the sufferer, full 10 years of supervised launch, and register as a intercourse offender for all times.
In line with the federal government’s proof, Moses was recognized throughout a legislation enforcement investigation into the sexual abuse of an eight-year-old woman. Moses entered a relationship with a girl who resided within the District of Columbia, and who had entry to the little woman. Between June of 2017 and June of 2018, he traveled from Maryland into the District of Columbia, the place he took benefit of this relationship to sexually abuse the kid and to view youngster pornography.
Moses was arrested on March 4, 2021. He has remained in custody.
This case was investigated by the FBI Washington Discipline Workplace’s Little one Exploitation and Human Trafficking Process Power. The duty drive consists of FBI brokers, together with different federal brokers and detectives from northern Virginia and the District of Columbia. The duty drive is charged with investigating and bringing federal costs in opposition to people engaged within the exploitation of kids and people engaged in human trafficking. Priceless help was offered by the FBI’s Baltimore Discipline Workplace, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, and the Prince George’s County, Maryland Police Division.
In asserting the sentence, U.S. Lawyer Graves and Particular Agent in Cost Jacobs recommended the work of those that investigated the case from the FBI’s Little one Exploitation and Human Trafficking Process Power, which incorporates members of the FBI’s Washington Discipline Workplace and the Metropolitan Police Division’s (MPD) Youth Investigations Division. In addition they recommended the work of Yvonne Bryant, of the Sufferer and Witness Help Unit, and Assistant U.S. Attorneys Jocelyn Bond and Amy E. Larson, who prosecuted the case.
This case was introduced as a part of the Division of Justice’s Venture Secure Childhood initiative. In February 2006, the Lawyer Normal created Venture Secure Childhood, a nationwide initiative designed to guard kids from on-line exploitation and abuse. Led by the U.S. Lawyer’s Places of work, Venture Secure Childhood marshals federal, state, and native assets to raised find, apprehend, and prosecute people who exploit kids through the Web, in addition to determine and rescue victims. For extra details about Venture Secure Childhood, please go to www.projectsafechildhood.gov.
