A Waltham man found convicted of attempting to sex traffic a 12-year-old girl will go to prison and will be deported, Acting United States Attorney Joshua Levy’s office announced.
U.S. District Court Judge Denise Casper sentenced Misael Fabian Medina, 38, to 15 years in prison, Levy’s office said in a statement. At the end of his sentence, he will be deported to Guatemala.
Media was convicted by a federal jury of one count of attempted sex trafficking of a child, and one count of attempted coercion and enticement in March 2024.
In November 2022, Medina responded to an online advertisement that offered sex with two young girls, Levy’s office said. In a text conversation with undercover agents posing as the seller, Medina agreed to pay $200 to engage in a sex act with a 12-year-old girl.
He went to a greater Boston hotel to meet with the seller when he met with an undercover agent, Levy’s office said. Medina told the agent that he had the money to pay for the sex act, before he was arrested and was found to be carrying a box of condoms.
“This sting operation should send a message to every person using a smart phone to troll for sex with minors, that the federal government is out there aggressively enforcing the laws against this reprehensible conduct,” said Acting United States Attorney Joshua S. Levy.
