佛州前县警副手联邦认罪 涉引诱未成年人面临至少10年监禁
美国司法部佛罗里达北区联邦检察官办公室10月22日发布通告，塔拉哈西居民、前利昂县警长办公室副手贾罗德·戈登·埃尔德里奇（31岁）已在联邦法院就一项「引诱未成年人未遂」罪名认罪。
法庭文件显示，2024年2月，埃尔德里奇在网上与一名他以为是未成年人的家长、实为卧底执法人员的人联系，商议对孩子实施性行为，随后又直接与另一名冒充孩子的卧底人员进行露骨对话。联邦检察官约翰·希金在通告中表示，这起成功起诉有赖于州与联邦执法伙伴的出色调查工作，保护儿童安全仍是其办公室的首要任务。
按法律，埃尔德里奇面临最低10年、最高终身的联邦监禁，出狱后还可能被终身监管；量刑定于2027年1月14日在塔拉哈西联邦法院由联邦地区法官马克·沃克宣判，联邦制度下没有假释。此案由利昂县警长办公室和联邦调查局调查。据当地媒体报道，截至10月22日，针对他的州级指控仍在待处理中。
来源：GSM·美国
Former Florida Sheriff's Deputy Pleads Guilty in Federal Court to Attempted Enticement of a Minor
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Florida announced on October 22 that Jarrod Gordon Eldridge, 31, of Tallahassee, a former Leon County Sheriff's Office deputy, has pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of attempted enticement of a minor.
Court documents show that in February 2024, Eldridge communicated online with a person he believed to be the parent of a minor — in fact an undercover law enforcement officer — to arrange sexual activity with a child, and then communicated directly, in explicit terms, with another undercover officer posing as a child. U.S. Attorney John Heekin said in the announcement that the successful prosecution resulted from outstanding investigative work by state and federal law enforcement partners, and that protecting children remains his office's top priority.
Eldridge faces a mandatory minimum of 10 years and up to life in federal prison, followed by possible lifetime supervised release. Sentencing is set for January 14, 2027, in federal court in Tallahassee before U.S. District Judge Mark Walker; there is no parole in the federal system. The case was investigated by the Leon County Sheriff's Office and the FBI. According to local media reports, state charges against him remained pending as of October 22.
Source: GSM News
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