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ti SUNDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2008 THE NEWS-PRESS LOCALS STATE B3 LJPv h- 1 0 Rags' PREDATOR CATCHING The list of the 24 defendants charged as part of the Fort Myers sex predator sting featured on "Dateline" NBC's To Catch a Predator." Guilty or no contest pleas: Miguel Lozoya: Pleaded guilty Aug. 14, 2006 to computer pornography. Sentenced to six months in the Lee County Jail and three years of sex offender probation. Peter Ernandez: Pleaded guilty Aug. 14, 2006 to computer pornography.

Sentenced to nine months in the Lee County Jail and three years of sex offender probation. Thomas Coffen: Pleaded guilty Oct 9, 2006 to all counts. Sentenced to 29 months in the Lee County Jail and three years of sex offender probation. Elias Bailon: Pleaded guilty Oct 23, 2006 to computer pornography. Sentenced to nine months in the Lee County Jail and three years of sex offender probation.

Jose Falcon: Pleaded guilty Nov. 27, 2006 to computer pornography. Sentenced to nine months in the Lee County Jail and three years of sex offender probation. Kenneth Forton: Pleaded guilty Ncv. 30, 2006 to computer pcmography.

Sentenced to nine in the Lee County Jail and three years of sex offender probation. Fredi Fernandez Pleaded guilty Dec. 6, 2006 to computer pornography. Sentenced to nine months in the Lee County Jail and three years of offender probation. Calvin Greer: Pleaded guilty March 1 2007 to attempted lewd an i lascivious battery.

Sentenced to 21 months in the Lee County Jail and three years of sex offender probation. Brian Emmons: Pleaded no contest March 20; 2007 to attempted lewd and lascivious battery. Sentenced to 21 months in the Lee County Jail and three years of sex offender probation. Daniel Trust: Pleaded guilty April 9, 2007 to computer pornography. Sentenced to nine months in the Lee County Jail and three years of sex offender probation.

Eric Thornton: Pleaded no con- LOOK BACK Continued from B1 brought awareness to parents With teenagers who use the Internet He said some parents might be so busy they have a tough time keeping up with what their children are doing online. Fort Myers defense attorney Joseph Viacava, who represented defendant Calvin Greer, said the national exposure brought to the issue of online predators was a benefit of the "Dateline" shows. "I think it had a tremendous impact," he said. "I guarantee people saw that and don't engage in that anymore." But, he said, the evidence against the 24 men brought up some legal questions. One question is whether charges in which a child is a victim should have been levied against the men even though they were chatting with adult decoys posing as children.

"It's not unconstitutional to have a fantasy," he said. "It's criminal to have sexually explicit conversations with a child. I think the state has problems proving it's a conversation with a kid." Assistant Public Defender J. William Miskovich, who represented several of the clients, said that in many of the cases, some charges were thrown out by judges for lack of jurisdiction because the defendants were chatting online with a decoy not in Lee County. That created jurisdictional problems.

"That's one of the main things," Miskovich said "Somehow, you have to tie it to Lee County." Miskovich represented Thomas Moffitt, who, after setting up the meeting, got to the house and never went inside. Moffitt is the only Fort Myers defendant who was found not guilty at trial and Miskovich said he has gotten calls from other attorneys across the country who say he is the only defendant nationwide who was found not guilty. Assistant state attorney Francine Donno-rummo said the jurisdiction issues were a problem only because it was the state attorney's office in Lee County prosecuting. Florida's statewide prosecutor's office or U.S. Attorney's Office could have taken the cases and not had those problems.

"In the end, it didn't prove to be (a problem)," Donnorummo said. "I think it was largely successful." She said the defendants who pleaded guilty or went to trial and lost were sentenced appropriately. Along with some of the charges that required jail time, all who were convicted will serve a term of sexual offender probation and will be a registered sex offender for fife. Like Baker, Donnorummo said she thinks the sting brought awareness. Donnorummo said it might have curbed the efforts of some potential predators.

"You might get caught," she said. "You might be talking with an undercover agent." test May 8, 2007 to attempted lewd and IcJScivious battery. Sentenced to 21 months in prison followed by three years of probation. Dallas Lee: Pleaded guilty June 1 4, 2007 to computer pornography. Sentenced to nine months in the Lee County Jail and three years of sex offender probation.

Donald Morrison: Reacted guilty June 26, 2007 to computer pornography. Sentenced to nine months in the Lee County Jail followed by three years of sex offender probation. Thomas Campbell: Pleaded no contest Aug. 6, 2007 to computer pornography. Sentenced to nine months in the Lee County Jail and three years of sex offender probation.

Marvin Lakhan: Pleaded no contest April 25 to attempted lewd and lascivious battery. Sentenced to five years on probation. Ryan Mcintosh: Pleaded no contest July 28 to computer pornography. Sentenced to time served of 404 days. David Schumacher: Pleaded guilty Nov.

21 to aggravated assault with intent to commit felony after his case was transferred to Charlotte County. Sentenced to 55 months in prison. Trial verdicts: Clifford Wallach: Found guilty of both counts Nov. 15, 2007. Sentenced to five years in prison on Jan.

28. Thomas Moffitt Found not guilty of attempted lewd and lascivious batteiy May 5. Ellahazar Henson: Found guilty of attempted lewd and lascivious battery May 22. Sentenced to time served plus two years of sex offender probation. Raul Brenes: Found guilty of attempted lewd and lascivious battery Aug.

1 4. Sentenced to three years in prison. Trials scheduled for 2009: Brian Gosselin: Computer pornography, attempted lewd and lascivious battery. Trial set for Jan. 5.

Michael Wilusz: Attempted lewd and lascivious battery. Trial set for Jan. 5. Dennis Ramsey: Attempted lewd and lascivious battery. Trial set for March 16.

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