A Jacksonville man who thought he was arranging a “play date” with an 11-year-old girl is now heading to federal prison for over a decade. Noel Daniel Simonca, 48, was sentenced to 14 years behind bars by U.S. District Judge Jordan Emery Pratt after a digital trail led FBI agents straight to his door.
The case began in late 2024 when an undercover FBI agent posted a message in a public chat room, posing as someone with access to a young child. According to court records, Simonca responded almost immediately under the username “mdesase.”
During their conversations, Simonca was blunt about his intentions, telling the agent he would “love to see” the child and stating a sexual preference for children between the ages of 8 and 13…