Federal Jury Convicts Prairieville Man of Attempted Coercion and Enticement of a Minor

United States Attorney Ronald C. Gathe, Jr., announced the conviction of Darryl Felder, age 43, of Prairieville, Louisiana. After a three-day trial before U.S. District Court Judge John W. deGravelles, the jury unanimously convicted Felder of attempted coercion and enticement of a minor.

As the evidence at trial demonstrated, over an 8-day period in January 2023, Felder enticed an undercover agent whom he believed to be 15 years old, to engage in sexual activity using cell phones and the internet.

As a result of his conviction, Felder now faces a minimum term of imprisonment of 10 years and a maximum term of life.

This case was investigated by the U.S. Homeland Security Investigations and the Louisiana Bureau of Investigation for the Office of the Attorney General and was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Paul L. Pugliese and Steven Vick.