Long Beach man sentenced for attempted coercion of minor in Bakersfield: DOJ

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A man was sentenced to 10 years and one month in prison for attempted coercion of a minor on Monday, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

Court documents say 30-year-old Aldo David Alcaraz of Long Beach used engaged in sexually explicit communications for several days with a person he believed to be 14 years old. On Jan. 23, 2021, Alcaraz traveled to Bakersfield to meet the believed minor for sexual activity, however, the “minor” was actually undercover law enforcement investigators.

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Upon his arrival, Alcaraz was arrested and booked into the Kern County Jail.

In addition to jail time, the sentence imposed includes a lifetime term of supervised release, during which Alcaraz’s access to minors, computers and the internet will be restricted, according to the DOJ.

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