Man Pleads Guilty to Child Solicitation
Posted/updated on: March 8, 2012 at 2:20 am
TYLER – In an appearance in Tyler federal court, a Van Zandt County man has been sentenced to prison for federal child solicitation violations. Brian Douglas Brown, 59, of Wills Point, pleaded guilty last November to coercion and enticement of a minor. Brown was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years in federal prison during a hearing before United States District Judge Leonard E. Davis.
According to information presented in court, in June, 2011, Brown communicated via online chats with an individual identified to him as being a 14-year-old. During these online chats, Brown expressed the desire to engage in sexual activity with the minor. A one-count federal indictment was returned by the Grand Jury on July 13,2011.
