{"id":94657,"date":"2016-12-22T19:30:06","date_gmt":"2016-12-23T00:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/?p=94657"},"modified":"2016-12-22T19:35:01","modified_gmt":"2016-12-23T00:35:01","slug":"sex-offender-indicted-felony-charges-sex-trafficking-sting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/sex-offender-indicted-felony-charges-sex-trafficking-sting\/","title":{"rendered":"Sex offender indicted on felony charges in sex trafficking sting"},"content":{"rendered":"
LOS ANGELES \u2013 A convicted sex offender from Long Beach has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of attempted sex trafficking of a child for allegedly responding to an online advertisement that offered sex with a 15-year-old girl in exchange for $200.<\/p>\n
Victor James Sporman, 46, who previously resided in Bellflower, was named in a two-count indictment returned Tuesday afternoon by a federal grand jury. The indictment charges Sporman with attempted sex trafficking of a child and using the internet to induce a minor to engage in criminal sexual activity. Both of the charges in the indictment carry a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in federal prison and statutory maximum sentence of life.<\/p>\n
On Oct. 26, Sporman responded to the advertisement via e-mail and subsequently engaged in a series of text messages with an undercover agent he thought was a 15-year-old girl, according to the indictment. Sporman agreed to pay $200 to engage in sex with the “girl.” Sporman repeatedly texted photographs of himself, money, and his genitals. In preparation for a Dec. 6 encounter, Sporman purchased condoms. When Sporman arrived at the hotel to have the sexual encounter with the girl, he had approximately $200 in his possession, as well as two condoms.<\/p>\n
Sporman was arrested at the hotel Dec. 6 and made his initial court appearance the next day, when he was released on a $40,000 bond.<\/p>\n