JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2013 A Jacksonville man has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison after attempting to entice a 13-year-old child \u2014 who was actually an undercover FBI agent \u2014 to engage in sexual activity.<\/p>\n
Orlin Eli Gonzalez, 27, was also ordered to serve 10 years of supervised release and to register as a sex offender. He pleaded guilty June 17.<\/p>\n
Undercover operation<\/p>\n
Beginning Aug. 28, 2025, an FBI agent conducted an undercover operation on a social media app to identify adults seeking to engage in sexual activity with minors. The agent posed as a 13-year-old girl.<\/p>\n
According to court documents, an app user going by the name \u201cOrlean\u201d made contact with the undercover agent and, after being told the \u201cchild\u201d was 13 years old, began asking about her sexual experience, requested nude photos and asked if she wanted to have sex.<\/p>\n
\u201cI wanna see you naked,\u201d Gonzalez texted the undercover agent, according to court documents. Further investigation by the FBI identified \u201cOrlean\u201d as Gonzalez.<\/p>\n
Arrest<\/p>\n
On Sept. 4, 2025, Gonzalez confirmed plans to meet the \u201cchild\u201d at her home in Jacksonville for sexual activity, asking her to provide her address. That afternoon, agents observed Gonzalez biking toward the agreed-upon location.<\/p>\n
Upon his arrival, Gonzalez was arrested by FBI agents. He has remained in federal custody since his arrest.<\/p>\n
About Project Safe Childhood<\/p>\n
The case was investigated by the FBI and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney D. Rodney Brown.<\/p>\n
It is among the cases brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat child sexual exploitation and abuse. The program marshals federal, state and local resources to locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who sexually exploit children, while working to identify, rescue and seek justice for victims.<\/p>\n
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