Casa Grande Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Enticement of a Minor

TUCSON, Ariz. - Adam Tovar, 32, of Casa Grande, was sentenced on October 22, 2024, by United States District Judge Raner C. Collins to 120 months in prison, followed by lifetime supervised release. Tovar also will be required to register as a sex offender upon his release from prison. Tovar pleaded guilty to Enticement of a Minor on June 17, 2024.

From December 19, 2022, through December 29, 2022, Tovar communicated via Snapchat with a person who he knew was a minor. During that time, he persuaded, induced, enticed, and coerced the victim to engage in sexual activities with him. On December 29, 2022, during a traffic stop by the Marana Police Department, Tovar was found transporting the minor victim in the front passenger seat of his vehicle. In entering his plea of guilty, Tovar admitted that he had intended to transport the victim from the victim's home to a hotel, where he intended to engage in sexual acts with the victim.

Homeland Security Investigations conducted the investigation in this case. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Nathaniel J. Walters and Sarah J. Precup, District of Arizona, Tucson, handled the prosecution.

CASE NUMBER: CR-23-00621-TUC-RCC
RELEASE NUMBER: 2024-151_Tovar

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