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

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

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The U.S. Division of Justice says Christopher Edwin Day, 52, traveled two completely different instances in 2015 and 2016 to Vietnam from Florida to have sexual encounters with minor Vietnamese boys. Court docket data say he flew back and forth disguising himself as an English instructor.

Some of the boys, in response to the DOJ, had been lured with promises of money and items. Others introduced him as their English trainer.

The Tampa Bay News says Homeland Security investigated the case in Tampa and in Ho Chi Minh City. It was a part of Venture Safe Childhood, which was an effort to find child sex abuse began in 2006 by the DOJ.

“The legal guidelines of america will nonetheless catch as much as youngster predators who even travel to international nations to sexually abuse minor children. Due to HSI’s international investigative authorities and strong partnerships, both at HSI Tampa and HSI Ho Chi Minh Metropolis, Vietnam, this sexual predator was stopped from harming extra children and his sufferer could have the justice they deserve,” mentioned HSI Tampa Assistant Special Agent in Cost John Dumas, based on a information release from stated 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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