A California Central District Court jury found Fontana resident Jason Dee Taylor, 41, guilty of sex trafficking of a minor and enticement of a minor to engage in criminal sexual activity.
Taylor twice paid a 15-year-old Santa Barbaran, whom he met online, $600 to have sex with him, according to the indictment. He used the names “Sugar Daddy,” capthaze69,” “Seahorse869” and “RumbleFingers” in online communication.
A family friend of the victim discovered the messages on the girl’s phone, and reported Taylor to the police, according to a press release from the Department of Justice.
“I’ll be honest. I like your age, it’s kinda hot,” Taylor wrote after being made aware of the girl’s age, according to the press release.
Taylor will be sentenced Feb. 7, 2022, and faces a minimum sentence of ten years in federal prison and a maximum sentence in life imprisonment.
Attorneys Edward Robinson and Brian Robinson of Torrance’s Robinson Kardon represented Taylor.
Sonah Lee, assistant United States attorney of the Riverside Branch Office, prosecuted the case with Nicola Hanna, United States attorney; Brandon Fox, Assistant United States attorney and chief of the criminal division; Jerry Yang, assistant United States attorney and chief of the Riverside Branch Office, and Ruben Escalante, assistant United States attorney of the Riverside Branch Office.
U.S. District Judge Jesus Bernal presided.
Case No: 5:20-cr-00191-JGB
Read the indictment here.
