ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Johnny Soza, 35, of Stafford, Va., has been indicted by a federal grand jury and accused of enticing a 15-year-old girl in Canada to engage in sexually explicit conduct for him online.
Neil H. MacBride, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, and John P. Torres, Special Agent in Charge for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) in Washington, D.C., made the announcement.
On June 26, 2012, Soza was charged with one count of enticement of a minor, which carries a mandatory minimum of 10 years in prison and a maximum of life; two counts of producing child pornography, which carry a mandatory minimum of 15 years and a maximum of 30 years in prison; and one count of receipt of child pornography, which carries a mandatory minimum of five years in prison and a maximum of 20 years, if convicted. He was taken into custody this morning and is expected to make an initial appearance at federal court in Alexandria this afternoon.
According to the indictment and court records, the investigation into Soza began after a father in Canada allegedly found sexually explicit photos of his daughter and conversations between his daughter and Soza on her iPod. Court records allege that the girl met Soza online and informed him that she was 15 years old. From April 2011 through February 2012, Soza allegedly enticed the girl to send dozens of naked photos of herself and engage in sexually explicit conduct for him using a webcam. Soza also allegedly made plans on multiple occasions to travel to Canada to have sexual relations with her and bring her to the United States.
-Press release
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