A Pennsylvania man is serving a 10-year sentence for luring and endangering a then-14-year-old Somers Point girl he traded sexually explicit photos and videos with.
Dean Leon, who recently turned 53, pleaded guilty two years ago. He was sentenced last year, BreakingAC recently learned.
Beginning Oct. 16, 2016, he and the then-13-year-old girl shared hundreds of sexually explicit photos and videos, according to the affidavit.
But when Leon planned to travel to meet the girl March 31, 2017, the girl got scared and told her father, according to information previously released in court.
Detectives then learned Leon was communicating with the girl via cell phone and arranged to meet her at the Somers Point Library.
He was arrested and charged with aggravated criminal sexual contact and possession of child pornography.
Leon is currently in New Jersey State Prison. He must serve 8½ years of his sentence under the No Early Release Act.
With time served, he is expected to be released Sept. 28, 2025.
