United States of America v. Jeffrey Charles Hyde Jr.

Brownsville, Texas enticement charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Jeffrey Charles Hyde Jr., age 49, who was charged with coercing and enticing a minor to engage in sexual activity.



On or about Sept. 9 to Nov. 28, 2017, Hyde utilized a cell phone to attempt to persuade and entice a minor to engage in unlawful sexual activity. During this time, Hyde was residing in Austin and communicating with a minor female n the Rio Grande Valley area.



During these texts, Hyde actively attempted to persuade the minor to engage in unlawful sexual activity. He also sent sexually-explicit videos to the minor.



HSI - Rio Grande Valley Child Exploitation Task Force conducted the investigation.



Ct. 1: Enticement of a Child 18 U.S.C. 2422(b)

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Defendant was sentenced to serve 121 months in federal prison. Hyde was further ordered to pay restitution to the victim and will serve 25 years on supervised released following completion of his prison term, during which he will have to comply with numerous requirements designed to restrict his access to children and the internet. He has also been ordered to register as a sex offender.