Jacob Gorman, age 39, of Waverly, New York, was arrested and charged with attempting to entice a child. Following his initial appearance in court on Friday, August 28, a detention hearing was held Thursday and United States Magistrate Judge Miroslav Lovric ordered that Gorman be detained pending trial.
The criminal complaint alleges that between August 11, 2020, and August 27, 2020, Gorman exchanged text messages with an undercover FBI agent who was posing as the mother of a 9-year-old girl. In those messages, Gorman expressed an interest in meeting the child and engaging in sex acts. Gorman negotiated a price and on August 27, drove to a pre-determined location in Broome County. Gorman was then encountered by law enforcement and arrested.
If convicted, Gorman faces a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of 10 years and a maximum term of imprisonment of life, a maximum fine of $250,000, and a term of supervised release of between 5 years and life. Gorman would also be required to register as a sex offender. He is presumed innocent until found guilty by the court.
The announcement was made by Acting United States Attorney Antoinette T. Bacon and Thomas F. Relford, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
