The Brief
- James Grover, the 63-year-old founder of the Sanford-based non-profit Special Needs Advocacy Program (SNAP), was sentenced to life in federal prison following his March conviction for coercing and enticing an autistic minor into sexual activity.
- The FBI said Grover targeted young boys while working at SNAP and Autism on the Seas, using his professional authority to send explicit, inappropriate messages to children under his care.
- The sentencing hearing in Orlando was emotional as victims and heartbroken parents confronted Grover to detail the lasting shame, depression, and trauma his abusive actions inflicted on their families.
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – A Florida man convicted of coercing and enticing an autistic minor into sexual activity has been sentenced to life in federal prison.
James Grover, 63, of Deltona is the founder of a Sanford non-profit organization – Special Needs Advocacy Program, or SNAP – through which he met and enticed a minor with autism to have sex with him. Grover was convicted by a federal jury of these crimes in March.
James Grover, 63, was sentenced to life in prison after convicted of coercing and enticing a minor.
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