Florida man will get life in prison for traveling to Vietnam to sexually abuse minors – WFTV

TAMPA, Fla. — A Florida man has been sentenced to life in jail for traveling to Vietnam to sexually abuse minors he met online, in keeping with officers.

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The U.S. Department of Justice says Christopher Edwin Day, 52, traveled two different times in 2015 and 2016 to Vietnam from Florida to have sexual encounters with minor Vietnamese boys. Court docket records say he flew forwards and backwards disguising himself as an English teacher.

Some of the boys, in response to the DOJ, had been lured with guarantees of money and gifts. Others launched him as their English trainer.

The Tampa Bay Information says Homeland Security investigated the case in Tampa and in Ho Chi Minh City. It was part of Undertaking Protected Childhood, which was an effort to find baby intercourse abuse began in 2006 by the DOJ.

“The legal guidelines of america will nonetheless catch up to little one predators who even travel to foreign nations to sexually abuse minor kids. Due to HSI’s worldwide investigative authorities and strong partnerships, both at HSI Tampa and HSI Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, this sexual predator was stopped from harming extra kids and his sufferer may have the justice they deserve,” mentioned HSI Tampa Assistant Special Agent in Cost John Dumas, in keeping with a information release from said HSI Tampa Assistant Particular Agent in Cost John Dumas.

Day pleaded guilty to 2 counts of journey with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct and two counts of tried coercion and enticement of a minor into illegal sexual activity, according to the DOJ. Day has been sentenced to life in prison.

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