Bonita Springs man changes plea, sentenced for soliciting to teenage boy at park

A Bonita Springs man who authorities arrested last year, accused of soliciting sex from a 14-year-old boy in Riverside Park, changed his plea last month and learned his fate in October.

Jorge Armando Lucero, 60, on Sept. 4 pleaded no contest to lewd and lascivious conduct. The state amended the charge to mismdemeanor battery and Lee Circuit Judge Nicholas Thompson sentenced him to 12 months of probation.

A Lee County Sheriff’s Office report said the child was sitting on a bench at the park when Lucero sat next to him. Authorities responded to the scene April 4, 2024…

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