Florida pedophile who traveled to Vietnam to molest children sentenced to life in prison

Christopher Edwin Day, a man living on the west coast of Florida who traveled more than once to Vietnam, where he had sex with minors he met online, was sentenced to life in prison, the Tampa-based Florida Middle District Attorney’s Office reported Monday.

The 52-year-old man and resident of St. Petersburg (Florida)had pleaded guilty to two counts of traveling with intent to engage in unlawful sexual conduct and two counts of attempted coercion and solicitation of a minor into unlawful sexual activity in February 2020.

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According to documents filed with the court and statements made during the process, in 2015 and 2016 Day traveled from Florida to Vietnam to engage in sexual acts with Vietnamese children.

Some children were lured in with promises of money and gifts, while others were approached under the pretense that he was an English teacher.

The case was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents in Tampa and Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam).

“America’s laws will continue to catch up with child predators who even travel to foreign countries to sexually abuse minors,” said HSI Tampa Deputy Special Agent in Charge John Dumas.

“Thanks to HSI’s international investigative authorities and strong partnerships at both HSI Tampa and HSI Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, this sexual predator has been prevented from harming more children.”he added.

This case was presented as part of the Safe Childhood Projecta national initiative to combat the epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse, launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice.

Source: Elcomercio

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