Overview
- A federal jury in Camden convicted Gabriel Perez, 31, on July 17 of attempted enticement and coercion of a minor and attempted transfer of obscene material to a minor.
- The case stemmed from an August 2024 undercover sting in which investigators say Perez messaged someone he thought was a 14-year-old, sent an explicit photo on Aug. 28, and arranged a meeting the next day.
- Perez was arrested at the prearranged meeting location after driving there with condoms in his pocket, according to law enforcement accounts introduced at trial.
- He faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years for the enticement charge, potential life on that count, and up to 10 years on the obscene-material count, with sentencing set for Dec. 9, 2026.
- Federal prosecutors led the case under a child-exploitation initiative and the Air Force and Perez’s attorney did not provide comment, leaving possible separate military discipline unresolved.